Panic after 20 covid cases are detected in South Mumbai high-rise
Panic gripped residents of Napean Sea road after, 20 new covid 19 cases were reported from a single high rise in the area in the span of just one week. On Saturday, Housing societies Napean Sea Road organised a virtual meeting with the Assitant Municipal Commissioner of D ward Prashant Gaikwad to get their concerns addressed. The meeting was organised after the news of 20 people from Tahnee Heights Cooperative Housing Society at Napean Sea Road were tested positive for Novel Coronavirus this week. Of these 20 people, 18 are servants and drivers employed by the residents of the high rise and two are residents. Initially, a driver employed with one of the families, residents of Tahnee heights was tested positive, later the infection spread to his contacts, also drivers and other staff in the high rise.
After the first case was detected, his closed contacts were traced and the majority of them tested positive too BMC said. Gaikwad said, "We have managed to trace the close contacts, spraying of disinfectants and sanitizing the premises has been done. Affected areas have been sealed." BMC D ward team has sealed the car parking and the common toilet used by all employees of the highrise which is possibly one of the sources of infection
During the meeting on Saturday, issues of precautions to be taken, rules pertaining to containment zones and sealed buildings. The societies were suggested that staff should be kept within the premises. Temporary staff like house help security etc will be tested daily for fever and a record of the same will be maintained by the society.