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How Mumbai, suburbs are fighting Covid-19
The country’s worst-affected state, Maharashtra, on Wednesday recorded 5,537 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the total count to 1.8 lakh. With 198 deaths also recorded on the day, the toll crossed 8,000 as the state clocked 100 days of lockdown.
July 2, 2020 20:10 IST
1 / 9A covid medical camp in progress at Mahatma Phule Nagar in Thane's Mankhurd area on Thursday. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
2 / 9A 10-day complete lockdown has been enforced from Thursday in Thane, Kalyan-Dombivali and Mira Bhayandar, to contain the spread of coronavirus. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
3 / 9The lockdown in these areas came into force from 7 am on Thursday and will continue till 7 am on July 12. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
4 / 9Essential services and medical emergencies are exempted from the lockdown, while inter-city buses, autorickshaws and taxis will not be allowed to operate in these civic limits. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
5 / 9Banks, ATMs, IT, ITeS, India Post, internet and data services and medical shops will be exempted from the lockdown. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
6 / 9Healthcare officials conduct Covid-19 symptom screening at a housing society in Dharavi on Thursday. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
7 / 9The country’s worst-affected state, Maharashtra, on Wednesday recorded 5,537 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the total count to 1.8 lakh. In pic: Healthcare officials in Dharavi. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
8 / 9Spread over 2.5 square kilometres, Dharavi has a population of around 6.5 lakh. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
9 / 9Coronavirus cases in Dharavi area of Mumbai crossed 2,000-mark on Wednesday with 14 new patients coming to light. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
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