Covid tests in Mumbai: BMC, Bandra societies get into mass test drive mode
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To curb the spread of Coronavirus, the BMC is tying up with various resident s associations for conducting mass testing drives in some of the posh Covid-19 hotspots of Mumbai Bandra, Juhu, Versova, Matunga and Mahim. These areas have high growth rate and also is home to some of the affluent residents of Mumbai. Many residents have approached BMC to organise test camps in their neighbourhoods.
On Wednesday, BMC is going to initiate a major testing drive at Pali Hill, Bandra. The BMC officials aims to test 2,500-3,000 Mumbaikars from approximately 75 residential buildings and bungalows for free. Madhu Poplai, general secretary of the Pali Hill Resident s Association (PHRA) said that association requested local BMC officials to conduct a test drive in her area.
Mumbai: Housing societies implement strict rules to avert virus spread
Residents in Bandra, Andheri and Goregaon are extra cautious in wake of corona spike
In the wake of the new COVID-19 guidelines, residents of various housing societies in the city have adopted new measures to ensure that there is no spread inside their society premises. According to the new rules, if more than five positive cases are reported from any housing society, then that would be declared as a mini containment zone.
As a result, Mumbaikars living at areas like Bandra, Andheri, Goregaon, which has a high growth rate, have become serious with the new guidelines and have started to implement stricter measures to restrict movement of the citizens.