Coronavirus Updates: In Mumbai 53 journalists tested positive

In any event 53 media people from Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, a city metro official said on Monday.

During an uncommon camp composed at the Azad Maidan here on April 16 and 17 for COVID-19 testing of recorders, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) gathered swab tests of 171 mediapersons, including electronic and print media columnists, picture takers and cameramen.

“Out of the 171 media people, 53 tested positive for coronavirus,” BMC representative Vijay Khabale stated, including that a large portion of the individuals who tested positive are asymptomatic at present.

All the media people discovered infected with coronavirus will be kept in quarantine and a procedure was in progress to discover appropriate spots to the reason, he said. Endeavors were likewise on to follow their high and okay contacts. Till Sunday, Mumbai recorded 2,724 coronavirus cases and 132 deaths because of the infection.

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