In India, Maharashtra has emerged as the worst impacted state. The government is working round the clock to ensure that the number of cases can be brought down. However, they have been unable to break the chain of the virus.
Earlier in the day, State Health Minister confirmed that 3,470 patients have been discharged in the state so far. As per the data shared by the state health ministry, so far 2,12,350 people have been tested in the state. Out of these, 1,92,197 tests have come negative and 19,063 have come COVID-19 positive.
Apart from this in the state, there are over 2 lakh people that are placed in-home quarantine. The exact number shared in this regard is 2,39,531. In addition to this, 13,494 people have been placed in Institutional quarantine.
We are currently on the 45th day of the lockdown, which has been imposed to break the chain of spreading. This lockdown in the country is expected to be in place till May 17. However, there are indications that for places like Mumbai and Pune in Maharastra it may be stretched till the end of the month.
With an aim to find a solution to the ongoing coronavirus crisis in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation recently decided to appoint seven IAS officers. They will be working to improve the doubling rate of these cases in the city, in their respective zones.
According to various reports, these the IAS officers will have to make their own strategy to work on the 10-point agenda with an aim to achieve their targets. The agenda includes activities like contact tracing, forming containment zones, mapping COVID-19 positive cases, organising fever clinics, ensuring door-to-door surveys, identification of patients with co-morbidity, testing symptomatic patients, and others. This will enable the government and authorities to take necessary measures.
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