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Coronavirus News: Social Distancing in Slums Almost Impossible
by Mumbai Live Latest News in MumbaiMumbai Live spoke to doctors to understand the difficulty of social distancing in Mumbai slums and what they fear for our city where community spread of COVID-19 is a major concern, considering more than 40 per cent of the city is slums and chawls.
Viruses pose the single biggest threat to man’s continued dominance on this planet, said Joshua Lederberg, who was awarded the Nobel prize for medicine in 1958.
It is easy for us to say 'social distancing is possible' as many of us in Mumbai live in decently sized houses, but think about living in a 10x10 (or smaller) room with 3-4 people, and sharing toilets with neighbors. Sounds difficult? Well, these are slums and more than 40 per cent of this is Mumbai. This closely-knit community poses the biggest threat to the city and has its own challenges, on a daily basis.
We spoke to some doctors to understand how difficult is to maintain social distancing in slums and what do they fear for a city like Mumbai?
Here's our exclusive report: https://mumlive.co/cvNHEBw
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