Coronavirus has engulfed entire India and the worst affected is Maharashtra. But the situation became critical after the deadly pandemic COVID-19 spread its wing into the Asia's largest slum situated in Mumbai.
Till latest report of Tuesday, Two persons, associated with the second COVID-19 case in Dharavi, have tested positive for the infection, taking the tally in the area to 7, including 1 death, the state health department said on Tuesday.
The duo has been identified as father and brother of the second coronavirus positive case in Dharavi. Dharavi which is home to 850,000 people is a ticking time bomb that can transform India into a community transmission phase.
Dharavi reported its first case on 1 April when a 56-year-old garment shop owner died. A day later, a 52-year-old sanitation worker and a 35-year-old doctor tested positive. BMC has created containment zones where these cases were found
48 flats sealed in Dharavi after a doctor in the locality has been tested positive for Coronavirus. As per reports, Dharavi consists of 65% population of Mumbai living in only 4% land. As coronavirus asks for social distancing Dharavi congested area makes it almost impossible for it. Mumbai was identified as a "hotspot" of the virus after the city witnessed a sharp spike in the number of cases.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation shifted 86 people from South Mumbai's Worli Koliwada locality to a quarantine facility as a precautionary measure.
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Community transmission occurs when the disease is contracted from the community and the virus has spread so much that the source is untraceable. The evidence for community transmission is found through testing patients, who are admitted for respiratory issues and not COVID-19 directly.
Dharavi which consists of people more than 8 lakh people and living so closely can spread the virus on a community level. After the slums of Mexico Neza-Chalco-Itza, Dharavi is the second-largest slum area in the world.
Till now, Maharashtra consists of 748 positive cases of coronavirus out of which 45 people have died