Mumbai: Bandra's Pali Hill residents undertake mass testing after spike in COVID-19 cases

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After witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases in Pali Hill, Bandra, residents decided to undertake a mass testing camp in the area. From those living in high-rises to house helps and other housekeeping staff in societies, local residents' associations have planned to get everyone tested.

According to a report in Times of India, Bandra's Pali Hill, which falls in the H West ward, currently has the second-highest growth rate of COVID-19 cases at 2.3 per cent. On Wednesday, RT- PCR tests of about 150 residents were conducted. Pali Hill Residents Association secretary Madhu Poplai said they have tied up with the civic body for the testing drive.

"The BMC is sending teams from a private laboratory. We started on Tuesday and plan to cover residents and helpers in all 75 buildings. We had sent intimation two days prior to the drive asking residents to keep their details ready," she said.

While the response has been positive, those who received their first shot of the vaccine are not being tested, she added.