114 cops, 18 senior level officers including 13 DCPs, 4CPs, and 1 Joint CP have tested positive for COVID
Akankshya Mukherjee, Mumbai Uncensored, 10th January 2022:
Since the inception of COVID 19 virus, the metro cities in India have been the most infected zones. Mumbai being one of the highest in numbers of COVID positive patients also infects the Mumbai police officials and cops. In the past 48 hours, 114 police personnel, 18 senior level officials including 13 Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), 4 Commissioner of Police (CP) and 1 Joint CP (Level officer) were found positive for COVID, confirmed by the Mumbai Police on Sunday.
Till date 125 policemen have been found positive. Mumbai today has recorded as much of 19,474 fresh cases of COVID and has observed around 7 deaths in the last 24 hours. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) have also informed that so far 8,063 patients have been discharged after recovering fully. The total count of people infected have crossed 7 lakhs in Mumbai.
A large number of cops in police stations, police headquarters and almost all units have been infected severely due to the virus lately. At present the Mumbai Police Department (Mumbai Police) has informed that there are 523 positive COVID Cases. 82 percentage of the new cases are asymptomatic, and 20% of the beds in Mumbai hospitals have been occupied for patients.
The Mumbai Mayor, Mrs. Kishori Pednekar on Sunday morning visited the Gateway of India and has requested all the citizens precisely follow and maintain COVID protocols and new guidelines introduced as safety measures.
The Government of Maharashtra has imposed new guidelines on Sunday due to the rising cases of COVID 19, they have declared that gyms and salons will have only 50% occupancy. The salons will remain closed from 10 PM to 7 AM every day, the removal of masks shall not be allowed so only activities involving wearing masks will be allowed in salons. All the staff engaged should be vaccinated fully, and also customers who are fully vaccinated will be allowed only. Gyms also need to follow similar rules, only fully vaccinated people will be allowed in gyms be it the trainer or trainee.
Also, due to the rising of the cases, the Government has imposed a night curfew from 11 PM to 5 AM starting from Monday,10th January 2022 onwards. Swimming pools, parks, spas, zoos, museums, and entertainment parks will be shut down until further orders come. And institutions, schools, and colleges also remain closed till 15th February 2022.
Total active cases in Mumbai are 1,73,238 of COVID, while Omicron variant cases rise up to 1,009 as per the State Health Maharashtra currently has the highest number of active cases in India.
With India continuously witnessing a large number of COVID patients, health experts and professionals say that the infection is likely to double and the next two weeks will be crucial. They suggest all citizens must be vigilant, take all necessary precautions, and urge everyone to stick to the Government protocols.
