<p>From <em>chawls </em>to <em>sky-scrapers</em> to a cosmopolitan mix, Worli, in a way represent what is often described as the spirit of Mumbai. </p>.<p>The Worli Sea Face adores the statue of Common Man, the creation of legendary cartoonist R K Laxman, and in front of it is the Bandra-Worli Sea Link that signifies the hustle-bustle of India's financial capital.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-tally-breaches-4500-mark-death-toll-touches-145-817763.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of coronavirus cases in India here</strong></a></p>.<p>The richest of rich and poorest of poor stay here. The spectrum here is wide, right from vada-pao to continental dishes to a neighbourhood barbar's shop to world-class saloons.</p>.<p>Today, the G/South Ward, that covers large parts of Worli, Lower Parel, Tardeo, Prabhadevi has emerged as the hotspot of COVID-19 crisis in Mumbai. In fact, the Worli Koliwada, the fishermen's colony was the first place on Mumbai where the containment exercise was carried out by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).</p>.<p>The Worli seat is represented by Tourism, Environment and Protocol Minister Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>.<p>According to records of the BMC, there are 68 COVID-19 positive cases. More than 150 persons have been quarantined.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-april-7-822289.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track state-wise confirmed coronavirus cases here</strong></a></p>.<p>"We have contained large areas of this ward as a precautionary measure," Health and Family Welfare Minister Rajesh Tope said.</p>.<p>More than 50,000 people have been screened - and contact-tracing is being done.</p>.<p>The Worli Koliwada itself has more than a dozen positive cases, who are undergoing treatment in hospitals. It is one of the earliest fishing villages in Mumbai, and been host to the original settlers of Mumbai - Kolis, Agris and Bhandaris for hundreds of years, according to historical records.</p>.<p>One of the major reasons of spread could be a 65-year-old woman who ran a lunch stall near Elphinstone Road. Some people from her building too had turned positive.</p>.<p>"We will win the fight if we stay at home," says Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, who is a Corporator form G/South Ward.</p>
<p>From <em>chawls </em>to <em>sky-scrapers</em> to a cosmopolitan mix, Worli, in a way represent what is often described as the spirit of Mumbai. </p>.<p>The Worli Sea Face adores the statue of Common Man, the creation of legendary cartoonist R K Laxman, and in front of it is the Bandra-Worli Sea Link that signifies the hustle-bustle of India's financial capital.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-tally-breaches-4500-mark-death-toll-touches-145-817763.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live updates of coronavirus cases in India here</strong></a></p>.<p>The richest of rich and poorest of poor stay here. The spectrum here is wide, right from vada-pao to continental dishes to a neighbourhood barbar's shop to world-class saloons.</p>.<p>Today, the G/South Ward, that covers large parts of Worli, Lower Parel, Tardeo, Prabhadevi has emerged as the hotspot of COVID-19 crisis in Mumbai. In fact, the Worli Koliwada, the fishermen's colony was the first place on Mumbai where the containment exercise was carried out by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).</p>.<p>The Worli seat is represented by Tourism, Environment and Protocol Minister Aaditya Thackeray, the son of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>.<p>According to records of the BMC, there are 68 COVID-19 positive cases. More than 150 persons have been quarantined.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-april-7-822289.html" target="_blank"><strong>Track state-wise confirmed coronavirus cases here</strong></a></p>.<p>"We have contained large areas of this ward as a precautionary measure," Health and Family Welfare Minister Rajesh Tope said.</p>.<p>More than 50,000 people have been screened - and contact-tracing is being done.</p>.<p>The Worli Koliwada itself has more than a dozen positive cases, who are undergoing treatment in hospitals. It is one of the earliest fishing villages in Mumbai, and been host to the original settlers of Mumbai - Kolis, Agris and Bhandaris for hundreds of years, according to historical records.</p>.<p>One of the major reasons of spread could be a 65-year-old woman who ran a lunch stall near Elphinstone Road. Some people from her building too had turned positive.</p>.<p>"We will win the fight if we stay at home," says Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, who is a Corporator form G/South Ward.</p>
