Mumbai Civic Body Chief On Lockdown, Aggressive Spike In Covid Cases

On this episode of Reality Check, Dr Iqbal Singh Chahal, BMC Commissioner, talks about how the third wave of the pandemic has reached Mumbai, citing the steady rise in the positivity rate since December 21, from 1% to 17.4% now. Mumbai could see "stringent measures (read lockdown)" if daily Covid cases cross the 20,000 mark, the city's civic body chief said.

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