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Mumbai: ‘Complete unlock only if people cooperate’ – Times of India

MUMBAI: The city can open up completely only if people cooperate and use masksthe social vaccine—against Covid-19, said BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Thursday.
Speaking at a healthcare conference held by the Confederation of Indian Industry meeting on ‘Fighting the pandemic: Preparedness and road ahead’, Chahal said the ball is firmly in the citizens’ court as far as reopening is concerned.
The BMC has allowed the opening up of shops, offices, malls and hotels in varying degrees. “Opening up religious places may be next, but any decision on complete opening up to February level depends on the people,” he added. He recounted how during a visit to Goregaon he found around hundreds of people not wearing a mask or wearing it under their chin.
The commissioner said that in the last 45 days, the Covid pattern in the city had changed. “Around 80% of the patients are now from non-slum pockets” who think that jumbo hospitals are not up to the mark, he said. The BMC has, hence, roped in doctors from private hospitals to be available 24×7 on phone calls. “In the past few days, we have had senior bureaucrats and doctors getting treated at our jumbo facilities,’’ he said, adding that the perception about these centres will change soon.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-complete-unlock-only-if-people-cooperate/articleshow/78307371.cms