Coronavirus cases in Mumbai's densely populated Dharavi slum -- one of Asia's biggest -- have risen to 43 including four deaths, officials said ...
Share this contentNEW DELHI: Coronavirus cases in Mumbai's densely populated Dharavi slum - one of Asia's biggest - have risen to 43 including four deaths, officials said on Sunday as they ramp up testing in a race to contain the spread of the illness.
"We have been running extensive medical camps in Dharavi and other areas of Mumbai to test more people for coronavirus and make sure carriers are not ignored just because they don't display symptoms," he told AFP Saturday. "The state will show the way to the country even in these tough times," Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on extending the lockdown in his state.
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