After sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in M-West ward, that covers Chembur and Tilak Nagar, the BMC, in the last five days, has pasted notices outside 550 housing societies threatening to seal them in case of high prevalence of positive cases among residents.
BMC has taken the decision after noticing that majority active cases in the ward were from non-slum areas, said civic officials. According to the latest BMC data, M-West ward has the highest case growth rate at 0.26%, higher than even Mumbai’s average of 0.16%.
BMC has written to Maitri Park Society, Chembur instructing them to restrict entry of outsiders, strictly implement measures like thermal screening, ensure strict quarantine guidelines to be followed for 14 days by family of any positive case, symptomatic people to be tested.