Asia's largest slum in Mumbai crosses 100 cases of COVID-19

01:42, April 19, 2020

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  Medical staff conduct novel coronavirus tests for people at Dharavi, India

  Medical staff in personal protective equipment wait to conduct novel coronavirus tests for people at Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, in Mumbai, India, April 18, 2020.A man receives a novel coronavirus test at Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, in Mumbai, India, April 18, 2020.A girl receives a novel corona

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  COVID-19: India starts screening residents in its largest slum

  Indian laborers carry heavy goods near the wholesale market of Burrabazar in Kolkata, India, on Sept. 20, 2018. (Photo: Xinhua)India has dispatched a team of 150 doctors to Dharavi, the countrys largest slum located in the financial capital of Mumbai to screen the residents for COVID-19, according to local media reports on Saturday.The densely populated slum is housing over one million people and 28 cases of COVID-19 with three deaths have been reported so far in Dharavi.An earlier report said there had growing concerns over possible outbreaks in the countrys slums after its largest slum reported its first COVID-19 case on April 1.On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual meeting with state chief ministers over COVID-19 situation as the country has so far 7,447 confirmed cases and 239 deaths.India declared a 21-day total lockdown on March 25 that is expected to end on April 14. Local media reported that the country is likely to extend the lockdown for another two weeks.

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  Wuhan's COVID-19 cases drop below 100

  File photo: CGTNBEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The current number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the city of Wuhan, central Chinas Hubei Province, dropped to 97 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said at a press conference.No new deaths have been reported for seven consecutive days in the hard-hit city, said Mi Feng, spokesperson for the commission, at Wednesdays press conference.As of Tuesday, Wuhan had reported 50,333 confirmed COVID-19 cases in total, including 46,367 people who had been discharged from hospital after recovery and 3,869 who had died of the disease, according to a daily report released by the commission.Also on Tuesday, the Chinese mainland reported 23 new imported cases, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,610, said the daily report.Mi called for more efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 in border areas and port cities. Enditem