<p>With 19 coronavirus cases reported in the last two days in Dharavi, the <span>Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</span> (BMC) has increased their vigil in Asia’s biggest slum pocket.</p>.<p>Spread over 2.1 sq kms, Dharavi is a sort of mini-India, with over 7 to 10 lakh people staying and working there.</p>.<p>However, several of them have migrated back to their hometown waiting for businesses to start in full swing.</p>.<p>Till Thursday, Dharavi has reported a total of 4,050 progressive coronavirus cases.</p>.<p>As of now, there are 37 active Covid-19 cases in Dharavi, according to the BMC.</p>.<p>The first Covid-19 positive case and death in Dharavi was reported on April 1, 2020, when a 56-year-old man died.</p>.<p>Throughout the April and first fortnight of May, the coronavirus cases zoomed but then it was brought down in the June-July period.</p>.<p>In Dharavi, the BMC had adopted the 4Ts strategy - Tracing-Tracking-Testing-Treating as part of the ‘Chase the Virus’ initiative to break the cycle. </p>.<p>The strategy to contain Covid-19 outbreak there came to be known as the 'Dharavi model' and also earned the praise of the World Health Organisation and the World Bank.</p>.<p>The 'Dharavi model' of fighting Covid-19 is being replicated in Mumbai's suburbs of Malad, Kandivli, Borivali and Dahisar on the Western line and Mulund and Bhandup on the Central line, and elsewhere in Maharashtra.</p>.<p>On December 25, for the first time, Dharavi reported zero Covid-19 cases and then subsequently on 22, 26, 27 and 21 January and February 2.</p>.<p>The slum is sandwiched between the Central and Western suburban train lines in Mumbai , and the movement of people is high.</p>
<p>With 19 coronavirus cases reported in the last two days in Dharavi, the <span>Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation</span> (BMC) has increased their vigil in Asia’s biggest slum pocket.</p>.<p>Spread over 2.1 sq kms, Dharavi is a sort of mini-India, with over 7 to 10 lakh people staying and working there.</p>.<p>However, several of them have migrated back to their hometown waiting for businesses to start in full swing.</p>.<p>Till Thursday, Dharavi has reported a total of 4,050 progressive coronavirus cases.</p>.<p>As of now, there are 37 active Covid-19 cases in Dharavi, according to the BMC.</p>.<p>The first Covid-19 positive case and death in Dharavi was reported on April 1, 2020, when a 56-year-old man died.</p>.<p>Throughout the April and first fortnight of May, the coronavirus cases zoomed but then it was brought down in the June-July period.</p>.<p>In Dharavi, the BMC had adopted the 4Ts strategy - Tracing-Tracking-Testing-Treating as part of the ‘Chase the Virus’ initiative to break the cycle. </p>.<p>The strategy to contain Covid-19 outbreak there came to be known as the 'Dharavi model' and also earned the praise of the World Health Organisation and the World Bank.</p>.<p>The 'Dharavi model' of fighting Covid-19 is being replicated in Mumbai's suburbs of Malad, Kandivli, Borivali and Dahisar on the Western line and Mulund and Bhandup on the Central line, and elsewhere in Maharashtra.</p>.<p>On December 25, for the first time, Dharavi reported zero Covid-19 cases and then subsequently on 22, 26, 27 and 21 January and February 2.</p>.<p>The slum is sandwiched between the Central and Western suburban train lines in Mumbai , and the movement of people is high.</p>
