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Mumbai reported 1,725 new Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday, and one of its access points, the Dharavi district, recorded in 27 of them. With this, Dharavi’s Covid-19 count reached 1,541.
Up to now, 59 people have died due to the disease in Dharavi, according to Maharashtra health department.
In a new initiative, the municipal authorities are experimenting with the group laughter therapy to the people of Dharavi, in an attempt to relieve the stress and anxiety levels in the densely populated slum district, now largely in the containment.
Meanwhile, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Mumbai reached 30,359. The number of dead has increased to 988 after 39 deaths were reported Sunday in the metropolitan city.
The total number of cases recovered and discharged until the time when the city is 8,074.
Hospitals in Mumbai are stretched to capacity, the front-line staff are struggling to cope with the physical, the emotional and psychological trauma. Doctors are contracting the infection by the dozen, fights are breaking out in the hospital of the tails and the bodies of the deceased are being left behind in the rooms for hours on end. The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corpoation (BMC) has been made with the private hospitals and looking to turn buses and school vans into ambulances.
“Mumbai is on the verge of a health crisis,” said Dr. Deepak Baid, the president of the Association of Medical Consultants.
Interns, resident doctors, senior doctors, and nurses, working in three shifts of eight hours each with the personal protective equipment (PPE) as their only shield, are fighting a steep battle against not only the disease, but also the problems of mental health.
In Mumbai alone, 300 doctors have contracted the infection.
Many women nurses and doctors complain of a urinary tract infection (UTI) due to dehydration. The problem gets worse during menstruation.
All the medical staff in Covid duty are given alternative accommodation in hotels or cottages. Many have not seen their family for more than two months.
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