Mumbai: Following a sharp increase in Covid cases in the city, the number of individuals under the house quarantine has surged 300% in a range of weeks – from less than 1 lakh on December 29, 2021, to 3,32,849 in January 5.
On December 29 , the number they stand at 83,250.
Officials said the increase in house quarantine numbers could also be caused by the fact that the majority of cases did not show symptoms.
Apart from asymptomatic cases, these numbers include contact near positive patients and international travelers who are under the quarantine of the house as precautions.
Officials said that there were people who saw positive patients who violated the rules of the house quarantine, they could complain about it to the Civic War room in question.
Juhu Corporator Renu Hansraj said some Milmaikars were testing positively but the majority of the cases were without symptoms.
“This category is therefore prefer to be quarantined at home.
In most of Highrises, neighbors help by taking the essence for them so they don’t step out,” Hansraj said.
Corche Parade Corporator Harshita Narwekar said the house quarantine number might rise even further considering the rate at which a positive case increased.
“This time, based on the feedback we received, the number of high cases and severity is lower.
Also, there are many cases the entire family that tests positive.
Many people will enter for fast home testing after buying a testing kit from a local chemist.
However , if-if it shows positive results, I suggest they do the RT-PCR test, “said Narwekar.
The center on Wednesday cut the quarantine period after testing positively from at least 10 days to seven.
Nikhil Desai Circle Activist said there were people who said the rules because they felt they had taken two vaccine shooting.
“Also, there are several reports that indicate omicron lighter.
However, we cannot live in hopes and need to strictly follow the rules of quarantine.”