Considering coronavirus outbreak in Maharashtra, authorities today sealed COVID-19 hotspots in Mumbai's Dharavi area. Two more people tested positive in Dharavi slum on Wednesday, taking the total number coronavirus patients in that area to nine.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) banned all vegetable and fruit markets, hawkers & sellers in containment area or buffer zone in Dharavi in the wake of coronavirus outbreak.
Only the medical outlets were allowed to function in that area. The municipal corporation will start providing door-to-service for essential items soon, confirmed news agency ANI.
As many as 143 fresh cases were reported from Mumbai today, taking the total number of COVID-19 patients in the state to 1,297.