Mass screenings and quarantines have helped contain the coronavirus in Dharavi, home to 1 million people.
was announced, thinning the population somewhat. In the second week of April, officials and private doctors screened 47,500 people in the high-risk zones. Of those who reported symptoms, 20% were found to have contracted COVID-19 and were immediately quarantined.
“Once you wear the protective gear, you can’t even sip water or take a [bathroom] break,” he said. “You sweat like never before.”“When we went around Dharavi, we also started educating people about it,” he said. “We told them it is not a crime to be tested positive for coronavirus.”For the 60-year-old Pachanekar, who has practiced in Dharavi for 35 years, the grueling work also brought risks for his family.
Around April 20, the city stopped door-to-door screenings and asked 350 private doctors to reopen their clinics. By then, the panic over the disease had subsided and people were beginning to feel more comfortable visiting doctors to be tested if they developed symptoms. She waited for about 20 minutes until her name was called, and Lilavati, who like many Indians has only one name, grabbed a plastic bag filled with her previous medical reports and walked into the office.
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