Mumbai has seen a 76 per cent surge in Covid-19 cases in the past week, and the BMC is set to take the help of general physicians and practitioners, often regarded as family doctors, to arrest the spread of the disease by reaching out to suspected patients. 

As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the city reported 519 cases between April 17 and 24 as compared to 294 between April 10 and 16. Though the numbers are not as high as that in Delhi which is reporting almost 1,000 cases per day, the BMC has started taking steps to prevent a severe fourth wave. As part of this, the civic body is again emphasising on screening, testing, treatment, and vaccination.