Coronavirus: BMC shares helpline number to facilitate home testing of symptomatic patients

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday launched a helpline number for symptomatic patients seeking medical advice on Coronavirus testing from home. Sharing number on Twitter, BMC said it will connect people with approved labs so that ir test samples can be collected from homes. 

In case of symptoms similar to those of pneumonia or if a person suffering from cough, cold, fever and breathlessness, y can contact BMC on number 022-47085085, anytime between 10 am to 7 pm to get appropriate advice from doctors. 

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BMC's helpline number

In a subsequent tweet, BMC shared its COVID-19 Press Update, listing number of quarantined patients, a report of isolation facilities in Mumbai, as well as details of Coronavirus positive cases. As per release, 418 international travellers have been quarantined in city as of March 24, while 1,034 total admitted patients are suspected to be infected with Coronavirus. 

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BMC seeks transport for home quarantined persons

BMC on Friday, March 20, wrote to Mumbai suburban district collector to arrange 25 n-AC buses and taxis at airport here to ferry travellers with home quarantine stamps to ir desired destinations. As per letter, signed by BMC commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, buses will be used to shift home quarantined persons, if ir number is big eugh, and destination is within 300 kilometres from Mumbai, whereas taxis will be used for distances beyond 300km.

According to letter, cost of such transport will have to be borne by home quarantined person. BMC said this arrangement was required as number of people ordered home quarantine in Mumbai was rising and a number of rooms were falling short. decision on arranging buses and taxis was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, a BMC official said, as several persons with home quarantine stamps were found using public transport to reach ir destinations.

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