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Coronavirus Pandemic: 56 BEST employees test positive for COVID-19

While 56 BEST employees have tested positive for COVID-19, 13 have recovered from the disease so far

Coronavirus Pandemic: 56 BEST employees test positive for COVID-19
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The BEST buses are the only means of public transport in Mumbai. It has been functional since the start of the pandemic and has been ferrying employees engaged in essential services to get to their workplaces. However, this has put the drivers, conductors and employees in its electric wing at risk of contracting the disease. After a Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) staffer tested positive on Thursday, the total number of positive BEST staffers reached 56. 

In another development, two BEST staffers who were coronavirus patients, tested negative for COVID-19, taking the tally of recovered patients to 13. Coming back to the fresh case that was detected on Thursday, it has been learned that the person was an electricity wing employee in BEST.

On Wednesday, a BEST employee had passed away while undergoing treatment for coronavirus. Alongside this, six BEST employees had tested positive for COVID-19 throughout the day. The employee who succumbed to coronavirus was on duty as a starter for BEST Corporation and was admitted to hospital on May 4. 

As the number of positive BEST employees has increased, the BEST Corporation has taken measures to safeguard its employees. The authorities had arranged for the medical examination of 8,865 employees and distributed vitamins to 5,000 employees on May 3, Sunday

The BEST buses have been doing a commendable job amid the coronavirus outbreak. It has helped doctors, nurses, government officers, and other essential workers reach their workplaces on time. Every day, amidst the lockdown, BEST has been running 1,300 buses in Mumbai thereby playing an important role in the crisis. 

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