Over the past fortnight, 16-year-old Andheri resident, Ryan Punamiya, and the Lokhandwala-Oshiwara Citizens' Association (LOCA) have managed to raise over '2.5 lakh as part of their online fundraising campaign, to provide COVID-19 frontline warriors with protective gear. On Friday, the teenager and members of the LOCA delivered 200 protective face shields and 400 reusable masks to Arthur Road Jail authorities, for the use of staffers as well as infected inmates.

At least 77 inmates and 26 staffers of Arthur Road Jail had tested positive for the novel Coronavirus recently. Speaking to mid-day, Punamiya said.