At least 53 journalists in Mumbai have tested positive for Covid-19, Huffpost reported on Monday citing Brihan mumbai Municipal Corporation officials. The number is expected to increase.
Chief of Public Relations at the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) told BusinessLine that a special medical camp was organised on April 16 and 17 for Covid-19 testing at the Azad Maidan for the media persons. The MCGM medical staff collected samples from 171 persons, including field staff from electronic and print media houses, reporters, photographers and camera persons. 53 those who were tested positive are asymptomatic.
Journalist Ashok Bagriya tweeted that an entire team of reporters of a television channel in Mumbai had tested positive.
Maharashtra has reported the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. As of Monday, 4,203 people had been infected in the state, including 223 deaths, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. In Mumbai alone, over 2,700 persons have tested positive.
Earlier too, some journalists had been found infected with the virus. Two journalists in Chennai tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month, after showing mild symptoms, The News Minute reported. A journalist from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh also tested positive for Covid-19 in March.