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No lockdown plan in Mumbai for now; testing, masks focus: BMC
Mumbai recorded 897 new Covid cases on Saturday taking total count to 20.93 lakh.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no plans for a lockdown in Mumbai for now and will instead focus on two interventions—increased testing and treatment, and strict implementation of face masks in public places—a top official said Saturday.
Mumbai recorded 897 new Covid cases on Saturday, taking the total count to 20.93 lakh. Fatality due to Covid-19, however, remained constant at 3 on Saturday. Deaths may rise in the coming days given the spike in cases, say doctors.
“Lockdown is not an option in Mumbai. But we are preparing for the worst. I have instructed all jumbo facilities to inspect ventilators, para-monitors, housekeeping, medicines, supplies, oxygen, fire equipment and security so that when patients increase they are prepared to start admitting at once,” Additional municipal commissioner Suresh Kakani on Saturday said.