<p>Rattled by the number of cases in Mumbai, a mega initiative called 'Chase The Virus' has been launched to upgrade the level of contact tracing of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> positive cases.</p>.<p>Mumbai has close to 33,000 COVID-19 positive cases and 1,065 deaths.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-news-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-flights-trains-today-schedule-mumbai-delhi-kolkata-bengaluru-maharashtra-gujarat-west-bengal-tamil-nadu-covid-19-tracker-today-worldometer-update-lockdown-4-latest-news-838583.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The mission has been launched after a series of consultation between officials of Maharashtra government and BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation after the final go-ahead was given by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>.<p>Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said that against every COVID-19 positive, 15 persons would be quarantined.</p>.<p>"When the Central team visited Mumbai, it was 1:3... it was scaled to 1:4, then 1:5 and it is now around 1:6, but we will now forcibly government quarantine 15 persons or close contacts against every patient," he said, adding that the focus would be on slums and containment zones.</p>.<p>"We want to break the chain....and go on top of the virus," Chahal said.</p>.<p>The civic chief had held detailed meetings with ward officers of the 24 wards. "Police are being deployed, buses are being made ready," he said, adding that a war room is operational in every ward.</p>.<p>Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta, Principal Secretary (Health) Dr Pradeep Vyas and Chahal briefed Thackeray on this initiative.</p>.<p>It may be recalled Thackeray was the first to use the term 'War Against Virus' when the COVID-19 cases were detected in Mumbai.</p>
<p>Rattled by the number of cases in Mumbai, a mega initiative called 'Chase The Virus' has been launched to upgrade the level of contact tracing of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">COVID-19</a> positive cases.</p>.<p>Mumbai has close to 33,000 COVID-19 positive cases and 1,065 deaths.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-in-india-news-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-flights-trains-today-schedule-mumbai-delhi-kolkata-bengaluru-maharashtra-gujarat-west-bengal-tamil-nadu-covid-19-tracker-today-worldometer-update-lockdown-4-latest-news-838583.html" target="_blank">For latest updates and live news on coronavirus, click here</a></strong></p>.<p>The mission has been launched after a series of consultation between officials of Maharashtra government and BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation after the final go-ahead was given by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.</p>.<p>Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said that against every COVID-19 positive, 15 persons would be quarantined.</p>.<p>"When the Central team visited Mumbai, it was 1:3... it was scaled to 1:4, then 1:5 and it is now around 1:6, but we will now forcibly government quarantine 15 persons or close contacts against every patient," he said, adding that the focus would be on slums and containment zones.</p>.<p>"We want to break the chain....and go on top of the virus," Chahal said.</p>.<p>The civic chief had held detailed meetings with ward officers of the 24 wards. "Police are being deployed, buses are being made ready," he said, adding that a war room is operational in every ward.</p>.<p>Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta, Principal Secretary (Health) Dr Pradeep Vyas and Chahal briefed Thackeray on this initiative.</p>.<p>It may be recalled Thackeray was the first to use the term 'War Against Virus' when the COVID-19 cases were detected in Mumbai.</p>