Despite taking COVID-19 tests right to people's doorsteps, the BMC is seeing few takers, with several wards meeting barely half their daily target. People are refusing to get tested due to growing concerns about steep hospitalisation bills, rumours of organ theft or the fear of losing their jobs if they test positive. BMC is working on reducing stigma around the disease.

Wards that were asked to conduct 1,000 tests daily haven't even met half their target yet. Earlier this month, nine wards were given a target of 1,000 tests daily, while the rest had to conduct 400 tests a day (including antigen and RT-PCR). However, over the past week, T ward (Mulund) has been able to conduct less than 40 tests daily, while G North has conducted around 100 tests, N ward (Ghatkopar) 60 and S ward (Bhandup) around 100-150 tests. Some wards have done better, including R Central with around 450 tests, R North with around 350, R South with around 200 and P North with around 350 tests.