World Bank praises efforts to contain COVID-19 spread in Dharavi

The World Bank today praised the efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Mumbais Dharavi one of the worlds largest slums saying its success stemmed from a combination of customised solutions community involvement and perseveranceDharavi is spread over an area of 25 square kilometres and has a population of 650000 People live in shanties and dilapidated buildings with narrow lanes and open sewersThe first COVID19 patient in Dharavi was detected on April 1 nearly three weeks after Mumbai recorded its maiden positive case on March 11The Washingtonbased global lender in its biennial Poverty and Shared Prosperity report said that in the space of three months by July 2020 reported cases in the area had been cut to 20 per cent of their peak in MayObserving that effective approaches have tapped the skills and dedication of community members the World Bank said that in Mumbai city officials were able to stem the rapid spread of the coronavirus in Dharavi one of the citys largest urban settlements by mobilising community members and staff from private medical clinics for a strategy based on mass screening for fever and oxygen levelsTo help poor families during the lockdown foundations nongovernmental organisations and volunteers provided thousands of households with ration kitsDharavis success stemmed from a combination of customised solutions community involvement and perseverance it saidOn Tuesday a Mumbai civic body official said that the COVID19 tally in Dharavi slum colony rose to 3280 with the addition of 22 fresh casesOf the total 3280 cases 2795 patients have been recovered from the infection he said adding that the slum now has 192 active patientsIn July the World Health Organisation WHO also praised the efforts taken to contain the spread of the COVID19 in Dharavi underscoring the need for community engagement along with national unity and global solidarity to turn the pandemic aroundAccording to the Union Health Ministry data Indias COVID19 tally of cases climbed to 6757 lakh with 72049 new cases in a day while 5744693 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 8502 per cent todayThe total coronavirus cases mounted to 6757131 while the number of deaths climbed to 104555 with the novel coronavirus virus claiming 986 lives in a span of 24 hours in the country it saidAccording to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center the contagion has infected over 35 million people and killed more than 1 million across the worldThe US is the worst affected country with over 75 million cases and more than 210000 deathsThe COVID19 which originated in Chinas Wuhan city in December last year has also battered the world economy with the International Monetary Fund saying that the global economy is bound to suffer a severe recessionKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever