Beefing up efforts to contain the spread of novel Coronavirus, the Navi Mumbai police have started reaching out to the senior citizens, who are most vulnerable to the infectious disease. They have so far called up more than 950 elderly people to record their health status and offer help with essential supplies to those living alone

"In the past two days, we contacted 961 senior citizens, happy to share that only three had some problem which our team have successfully resolved, but I know the number is very low. Request you to supply the contact of senior citizens staying alone, our team will look into it (sic)," Navi Mumbai police tweeted on Thursday.