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MUMBAI: Acting on BMC’s complaint, the Powai police on Thursday registered an FIR against a woman for violating quarantine rules and leaving her apartment that was sealed after the detection of a positive case on the same floor. Civic officials said that in the wake of rising cases, those violating quarantine norms will be dealt with sternly.
The woman, a resident of Everest Heights in Powai, was seen leaving her apartment on the 17th floor despite the floor being sealed by health officials. On February 14, officials had sealed the floor after a 48-year-old man had tested positive for Covid-19. The officials had also put up a banner stating that the floor was sealed, which means residents shouldn’t leave their homes before the completion of 14 days.
MUMBAI: Acting on Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s complaint, the Powai police on Thursday registered an FIR against a woman for violating quarantine rules and leaving her apartment that was sealed after the detection of a positive case on the same floor.
Civic officials said that in the wake of rising cases, those violating quarantine norms will be dealt with sternly.
The woman, a resident of Everest Heights in Powai, was seen leaving her apartment on the 17th floor despite the entire floor being sealed by health officials.
On February 14, officials had sealed the floor after a 48-year-old man had tested positive for Covid-19.
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MUMBAI: Nine of the city’s 24 civic wards are registering a higher growth rate of Covid-19 cases than the city’s average. While Covid-19 cases in Mumbai grew 0.13% over the past one week, five wards from the eastern suburbs, three from western and one from central Mumbai recorded a growth rate of 0.14% to 0.21%. Importantly, cases are mainly from non-slum areas.
Areas reporting most cases from central suburbs include Tilak Nagar, Mulund, Nehru Nagar in Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli and Bhandup. In the western suburbs, more cases are being reported from Bandra, Khar, Andheri and Jogeshwari (East). The only ward showing a higher growth rate from central Mumbai is F-North (0.15%) that includes Matunga and Dharavi. Civic officials said the spurt in cases couldn’t be linked to local train access to all as people were already commuting by buses and other modes.