No Lockdown Needed In Mumbai Despite Covid Surge, Says Civic Body Chief
NDTV
During the first and second wave the decision to impose lockdown was taken on the basis of case positivity rate, but this criterion cannot be applied this time, said Mumbai civic body.
There is no immediate need for imposing lockdown or additional restrictions in Mumbai as the bed occupancy rate, oxygen requirement and number of COVID-19 deaths are low, municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal said on Friday.
During the first and second wave the decision to impose lockdown was taken on the basis of case positivity rate, but this criterion cannot be applied for the third wave which started from December 21, 2021, Mr Chahal told a Marathi news channel.
No further restrictions were needed to be imposed on travel by local trains as only fully vaccinated people are being allowed to board the trains, he said.
“The criterion in the first and second wave was the positivity rate. But in this wave of Omicron variant of the virus, two new criteria should be occupancy of hospital beds and oxygen requirement,” Mr Chahal said.
