Mumbai: Andheri West emerges as new Covid hotspot; over 400 buildings sealed

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Published on March 25, 2021 - Duration: 01:37s

Mumbai: Andheri West emerges as new Covid hotspot; over 400 buildings sealed

On March 24, Mumbai reported its highest-ever spike of 5,185 this year.

Over 400 buildings have been sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

There has been no increase in the number of containment zones in slums and chawls.

The KW ward which houses Andheri West has maximum concentration of new cases.

The civic authorities are sealing buildings if a building has more than 5 active Covid cases.

BMC tweeted on Wednesday and urged everyone to not drop their guards.

No public, private celebrations of Holi in Mumbai, the BMC has already ruled.

The civic authorities so far have ruled out the necessity of imposing a lockdown.

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