BMC to add 250 ICU beds as COVID-19 cases surge in Mumbai
India | Sep 07, 2020, 06:42 PM ISTIn the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, the civic body will be adding 250 ICU beds in its hospitals and other facilities in the next three days
In the wake of a spike in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, the civic body will be adding 250 ICU beds in its hospitals and other facilities in the next three days
Kangana Ranaut made the allegation on her verified Twitter account, adding that BMC officials also used foul language against her. Along with the tweet, she posted a video of a few men at her office premises. The actress has denied any illegal involvement in the construction of her office.
The civic body had earlier imposed the 20 per cent water cut in Mumbai from August 5, as there was less than 50 per cent stock in seven lakes.
Sushant Death Case: The BMC official, who did not wish to be named, said that as per the Maharashtra government's norms, visiting government officials on important duties and doctors on COVID-19 duty are exempted from the home quarantine rule for upto seven days' stay. But if officials from outside the state want to stay here for more than seven days, they will have to apply to the BMC for exemption, he said.
The Mumbai civic body has decided to conduct a study to assess the efficacy of an artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology which claims to detectcoronavirus infection within half a minute, a senior official said on Monday.
All arriving passengers without "written exemption" must be stamped, requiring them to undergo home quarantine for 14 days, it said.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday issued an order that all offices and establishments will remain closed in Mumbai due to heavy rainfall. However, emergency services will remain open to the public.
The Western Railways on Tuesday informed that suburban train services suspended between Bandra-Churchgate due to high tide and heavy rains. Meanwhile, special services are being run between Virar-Andheri -Bandra. After incessant rain, water enters houses in Kandivali area following incessant rainfall in Mumbai.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to ease the lockdown restrictions in Mumbai in a phased manner under 'Mission Begin Again'.
Mumbai is still a big hotspot of coronavirus in the country. Mumbaikars were reminded of deadliness of the disease on Saturday as Mumbai Mayor's brother became unfortunate victim of coronavirus. Sunil Kadam, the brother of Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar passed away on Saturday morning.
After Amitabh Bachchan, along with son Abhishek Bachchan, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya tested coronavirus positive, BMC declared their house Jalsa as a containment zone. Now, BMC has removed the poster after no new coronavirus positive cases came up.
The BMC, which is spearheading Mumbai's fight against coronavirus, made a special appeal to citizens in this regard ahead of the festival to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the metropolis, which has recorded more than 1 lakh cases and nearly 6,000 deaths so far.
Bollywood and TV industry haven't been able to stay unscathed from the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Various B-town and TV stars such as Rekha, Amitabh Bachchan and family, Anupam Kher, Parth Samthaan, and several others are currently fighting the Covid-19 battle.
Anupam Kher's mother Dulari Kher, brother, sister-in-law, and niece were found corona positive a few days back after which his mother was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital. Raju Kher, his wife, and daughter are quarantined at the 11th floor Metrolapolis High Rise Building. Meanwhile, the actor on Friday took to Twitter to give an update about his mother's health and wrote that she is doing better.
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's family friend Nilotpal has approached the BMC to rename the Bandra street with his the actor's name where Sushant resided in order to make him a part of the city forever.
Replying to Abhishek Bachchan's tweet BMC wrote, "Thank you @juniorbachchan for not just duly complying to the guidelines but also for urging all citizens to stay calm and safe. We wish you and @SrBachchan good health and speedy recovery."
With the WHO lauding the efforts taken to contain the spread of the COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi, one of the world's largest slums, the local civicbody said proactive screening with the assistance of private doctors and community support helped it in the fight against the disease.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecasted extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai for the next 48 hours.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appealed to citizens to bring to its notice if they have been overcharged by private hospitals for the treatment of COVID-19
The Mumbai Municipal Commissioner on Friday directed the civic administration to cancel latest tender for procurement of body bags, used to pack the bodies of dead COVID-19 patients, amid allegation of inflated price.
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