MUMBAI: Maharashtra Medical Council officials on Saturday began door-to-door testing of nearly a million residents of Dharavi.
Covid-19 cases at Dharavi, Mumbai's largest slum, have been increasing and the state government does not want to leave any stone unturned in containing the spread of the virus.
Over the next 10 days, the team of doctors and civic officials will conduct thermal screening of the residents. On Friday, Dharavi reported 11 new cases of covid-19, taking its total tally to 28.
Three Dharavi residents have so far succumbed to the disease. Dharavi recorded its first covid-19 case on 1 April. Being one of the most crowded slums of Mumbai, Dharavi residents are at a higher risk of contracting the disease than an average