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There was a mixed reaction among doctors, health experts, and bureaucrats about whether the closure worked in the city with a population of 12 million people in a habitable area of just 120 km2. Mumbai represents 65% of the state’s cases. “The implementation of the blockade in Mumbai was not carried out effectively. Even up to two days ago, we saw traffic at the Naka tolls. Furthermore, Mumbai’s slums remain a concern and an effective mechanism has yet to be developed, “said a senior official.
Senior bureaucrats said good results have been seen in places where the blockade was effectively implemented. One of them cited the example of Islampur in Sangli that reported 26 cases that killed the threat with a very effective containment plan. They complained too much in Mumbai to the end, they complained.
Government cites more labs, lower death rates for critics
The death rate, which was quite high in the state and in the city, which was around 7% last week, was also a cause for concern nationwide. Tope said the case fatality rate has dropped to 5% and less today.
A senior civic official said Mumbai should have announced the blockade at least a month earlier than the others. “We are an international hub, but we didn’t stop air traffic until the rest of the country did. Dubai or the UAE weren’t even on the list of high-risk countries until March 14-15. So thousands, several of them Slum dwellers came from the Middle East and went into dense pockets, “he said. BMC Commissioner Pravin Pardeshi said in multiple interviews that many positive cases in Dharavi date back to travelers from the UAE and also to people who attended the Tablighi Markaz in Delhi.
The Mumbai civic administration has also been criticized for flip flops in the test criteria. On April 12, as cases steadily increased, she decided to stop testing high-risk asymptomatic contacts. After criticism, it was reversed. However, on the ground, the two circulars within three days caused great confusion among the workers.
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The decision to audit the deaths and the formation of a task force on April 15 has also been viewed with skepticism. A senior physician said: “Death criteria and discharge protocols are still in process, even when we are on the 46th day of facing the epidemic.”
Attempts by the civic corps to increase Covid’s care facilities have also been stuttered. Until a few days ago, the only excusive Covid-19 hospital was the 420-bed SevenHills Hospital in Marol. In recent weeks, he has operated at various private hospitals, including Saifee, Nanavati, among others, to work as dedicated Covid hospitals. The count of beds in such facilities is now 1,500.
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