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Dharavi's Covid-19 growth rate declines from 12% in April to 1% in June: Centre
New Delhi: Proactive measures adopted by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reduced Covid-19 growth rate in Dharavi to 4.3% in May and further to 1.02% in June, said Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Sunday.The measures also ensured an improved case doubling time to 43 days in May 2020 and 78 days in June 2020, the ministry further said.Dharavi, Asia's largest slum situated in Mumbai is densely populated with 2,27,136 people per square kilometre, had 491 cases in in April with 12% growth rate and case doubling period of 18 days."Authorities have knocked on 47,500 doors since April to measure temperatures and oxygen levels, screened almost 700,000 people in the slum cluster and set up fever clinics.