Published 04:34 IST, July 11th 2020
Mumbai civic body BMC thanks WHO for acknowledging Dharavi's success with COVID measures
WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had also cited Dharavi's example on how COVID-19 outbreaks can be brought under control even in densely populated areas
Mumbai's civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), responded to a tweet by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in which the UN health body acknowledged Dharavi's shining success at managing the COVID-19 crisis.
Earlier, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also cited Mumbai's example on how COVID-19 outbreaks can be brought under control, even when they occur in densely populated areas.
WHO acknowledges BMC's efforts
In its tweet, WHO recognised many countries and potential hotspot regions like Vietnam, South Korea, and Dharavi in Mumbai for using different methods like testing, contact tracing, isolation and timely treatment of the infected to break the chain of transmission,
In response, the Mumbai civil body thanked the WHO for acknowledging ‘Mission Dharavi’ wherein the BMC collaborated with residents to 'chase the virus' from one of the most densely packed areas of the city. The tweet further added that the BMC would keep up the efforts and continue to weed out the virus from Mumbai one block at a time.
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected over 12,3 million people worldwide and the global death toll stands at 557,279 according to the John Hopkins Coronavirus resource centre. India has reported 793,802 positive coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with 21,604 reported deaths.
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Updated 04:34 IST, July 11th 2020