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Mumbai News Live Updates: Not just young kids, measles striking those above 15 years in Mumbai say doctors – The Indian Express

Since the start of November, government-run JJ hospital has been witnessing two to three patients with measles on an average on a daily basis, of which nearly 20 per cent are above the age of 10. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Mumbai News Live Updates, November 22, 2022: Mumbai city doctors are witnessing the spread of measles among kids as old as 15 years, though the infection is known as a childhood disease as it is more common among children up to 5 years of age. Taking note of the development, doctors are cautioning people who aren’t fully immunised with the two doses of measles vaccines in their childhood.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday announced that the kin of “martyrs” in the struggle over border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka will be given pension like freedom fighters. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, whose BJP is in power in Karnataka, said the issue will be resolved in a democratic manner. “We all stand with the residents of the border area. All political parties stand together…”

In other news, a new skywalk has been proposed by the Western Railway to bring connectivity between Bandra Terminus station and the Bandra Suburban station. According to sources, a 340-metre long skywalk has been proposed to facilitate commuters at Bandra Terminus station that cater to long distance express and mail trains.

The Federation of Maharashtra Muslims (FMM), an umbrella body of outfits from the Muslim community, came together in Jalna on Sunday to condemn the killing of Shraddha Walkar (27) allegedly by her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala. The FMM also said the media must desist from communalising the Shraddha Walkar murder case.

Mumbai News Live Updates today: Muslim outfits condemn Shraddha Walkar’s killing, asks media to stop ‘polarising’ the incident; new bridge to be ready within 19 months as Carnac bridge undergoes demolition. Follow this space for latest updates from Mumbai.

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