53 mediapersons test positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai

According to BMC, most of the positive journalists were asymptomatic. Meanwhile, efforts are underway to trace the high and low-risk contacts of these mediapersons.

Mumbai: At least 53 mediapersons in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus COVID-19, a city civic official said on Monday (April 20). 

A special camp was organised at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai on April 16 and 17 for COVID-19 testing of journalists, during which the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) collected the swab samples of 171 mediapersons, including electronic and print media journalists, photographers and cameramen.

"Out of the 171 mediapersons, 53 tested positive for coronavirus," BMC spokesperson Vijay Khabale said, adding that most of those who tested positive are asymptomatic at present.

All the mediapersons found infected with coronavirus will be kept in isolation and a process was underway to find out suitable places to the purpose. 
Meanwhile, efforts are on to trace their high and low-risk contacts.

Till Sunday, Mumbai recorded 2,724 coronavirus cases and 132 deaths due to the disease.