BMC To Begin Screening For ILI, SARI Infected Patients Amid COVID-19 Surge

In view of the Covid-19 surge, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will soon restart tight screening and monitoring of people complaining of influenza-like-illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI). After taking the decision, the BMC directed hospital deans and doctors in Mumbai to notify suspected patients visiting the OPDs. Executive health officer Dr. Managala Gomare said strategies have been chalked out to prevent Covid-19 spread.