Mumbai: Amidst the rapidly increasing cases of corona virus infection in Maharashtra, a senior civic official in Mumbai said that there is currently no proposal to impose any kind of ban on suburban train travel in Mumbai. Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani told reporters on Monday that the number of daily cases of COVID-19 and the rate of people being found infected in the city is increasing and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is taking steps to deal with it and every Ready to deal with any type of crisis.
He said that there is currently no proposal to impose any restrictions on suburban train travel, but if required, the Maharashtra government will take a decision on the matter in consultation with the State Task Force on COVID-19 as it covers the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMU). related to MMR). Kakani said that at present 90 per cent of coronavirus patients are asymptomatic and only four to five per cent patients are being admitted to hospitals and the number of cases of severe infection is negligible.
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“Out of 30,500 beds in Mumbai hospitals, only 3,500 beds have patients. Apart from this, oxygen supply, medicines, ventilators, ICU facilities and hospital beds are available in sufficient quantity.
On Monday, 8,082 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mumbai, which is the highest daily number since April 18, 2021. Apart from this, two people died due to infection in the city on Monday.