BMC shuts all vegetable & fruit shops in two wards after 'containment violation' by people

Implementing 'cluster containment strategy', Mumbai's civic body - Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), on Thursday, has issued orders to Mumbai police to shut down all Vegetable/Fruits markets, hawkers, Vegetable and Fruits sellers in F-rth ward, after issuing similar orders to G-rth ward. ward which comprises areas - Sion, Matunga, Wala, Wala TT, Antop Hill, Chunabhatti and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai ro has seen several positive cases. BMC has stated that several people have been seen on ros of 'containment area' under pretext of buying essential supplies.

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BMC's containment zone activity

Previously, a Borivali (East) resident living in one of 381 containment zones revealed that BMC quarantined entire locality after two residents tested positive. Moreover, she ded that BMC h appointed an on-call doctor, equate police security, undertaken daily visits, monitored residents' health, fumigation and disinfection drives - every two days and facilitated essential goods supply. With Mumbai reporting highest cases (714), BMC has been closely monitoring Dharavi- where fourteen cases have alrey been reported.

BMC has also sealed areas joining CM Thackeray's residence - Matoshree, after a tea seller tested positive in area. Municipal body has also me wearing masks compulsory around Mumbai and has also appointed containment officer for each such zone. Maharashtra government too is mulling to extend lockdown post-April 14.

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Maharashtra under lockdown

On March 14, Thackeray government invoked Epidemic Diseases Act declaring Coronavirus as an epidemic - declaring all gyms, swimming pools, malls, atres, pubs shut in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Pimpri-Chinchw till March 31 amid rising cases of Coronavirus. With railways shutting down its services on March 22 marking 'Janta Curfew', Maharashtra government extended a state-wide curfew, stopping all transport services across districts. After PM Modi anuncing a 21-day lockdown, Maharashtra too enforced same, witnessing highest cases -1135, with 72 deaths.

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