Centre says around 50 journalists test positive for Coronavirus in Mumbai

"Journalists testing positive for COVID-19 is unfortunate news. At the point when you (columnists) go to your obligation at hand, compassionately play it safe, follow the standards of social removing and wear face veils," Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare said at a day by day preparation here. 

This comes as 53 columnists in Mumbai tried positive for COVID-19. Every one of them are under disengagement, as indicated by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Reacting to an issue of whether asymptomatic individuals should be tried, Agarwal stated, "80 percent cases are asymptomatic and gentle side effects and we can follow them. Inspecting models is extremely certain



that any individual who should be tried will be examined."

"We have been highlighting that there are two criteria of concerns -- areas having a large number of cases, areas having the rate of growth of cases is high and the doubling rate is low," he added. Agarwal stated health officials are ensuring effective intervention so that affected areas do not lead to a large number of cases further.

"We are coordinating with states and district administration and take necessary action. Three teams of the central government have been sent to Maharashtra which is working in Pune, Mumbai and a team co-ordinating between Maharashtra state with central 

government and district administrations," he said. Agarwal said that India's COVID-19 doubling rate has improved to 7.5 days from 3.4 days before the lockdown was enforced.