There are at least 53 media personnel in Mumbai who have been confirmed to be infected with the corona virus. This information was given by an official of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said that he was shocked at the news that 53 media workers were infected in Mumbai. He tweeted, "It is very sad news that over 50 electronic media journalists in Mumbai, especially cameraman and cinematographers, have been found to be Corona positive, every journalist should take proper care."
He wrote, "Consultation has been issued to all newspapers and media establishments to ensure that adequate care and precautions are taken." A special camp was organized at Azad Maidan and saliva samples of 171 media persons were collected during this period.
These included journalists, photographers and cameraman of electronic and print media. "Out of a total of 171 samples, 53 have been found infected with the corona virus," BMC spokesman Vijay Khabale said. Most of them have no signs of infection yet.
Khabale had said earlier in the day that all the media personnel who were infected would be kept in isolation and the process to find a suitable location for this was underway. Late Monday night, BMC has decided to keep all 53 media personnel in a hotel in Goregaon for the next 14 days. He said that efforts are also being made to trace the people who came in contact with him.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar has decided to keep herself in isolation as some of the journalists she met recently are confirmed to be infected. Significantly, till Sunday, a record 3,032 people have been confirmed infected with the corona virus in Mumbai, out of which 139 have died.
