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Confusion about Covid in private hospitals after government order: Mumbai

Despite the Covid-19 hospitalisation rate being less than two percent across Mumbai, the state task force has instructed all the private hospitals to reserve wards for Covid patients. However, this instruction has created confusion among the private hospitals.
“Even though the number of Covid-19 cases is rising, very few of them are requiring admission. A majority of these patients are stable and do not require any kind of hospitalization, as they can be managed on an OPD basis or at home,” said Dr Anita Mathew, Infectious Disease Specialist, Fortis Hospital. “We have created ward and ICU set-ups that cater to the current need. If the numbers increase, we would be able to ramp up rapidly,” she added.
Serious patients re-shifted to Seven hills and Kasturba hospital
According to the Covid-19 dashboard of the BMC, out of the 4,349 beds reserved for Covid patients, only 82 were occupied. This counts as a 1.82% bed occupancy. However, only 16-20 are hospitalised in private hospitals. Moreover, 28 patients required oxygen support, of which the private hospital has only two to three patients on oxygen support.
Only serious patients are shifted to Seven Hills or Kasturba Hospitals for further treatment as per the guidelines.
Mumbai has the highest number of active cases in the state
A senior official from the Covid-19 task force said they have been taking a review of Covid-19 across Maharashtra and based on that guidelines are being issued to follow.
Currently, Mumbai has the highest number of active cases in the state and it has always been since the pandemic outbreak.
“Taking a lesson from the past we need to act accordingly to avoid the same mistakes. We all were in the dilemma that Covid has crossed the endemic stage, but there has been a sudden surge in cases due to Omicron sub-lineages for the last two months. So we have instructed all the private hospitals to keep separate wards for Covid patients as now hospitalisation is less but it an increased anytime considering seasonal flu is also on the rise and children, and senior citizens are more affected and might need to be admitted to hospital for treatment,” he said.
Mumbai
Cases 189
Active cases 1021
Maharashtra
Cases 669
Active cases 3,324
Maharashtra
On April 30, the Muslim Personal Law Board had called for lighting candles from 9 pm to 9:15 pm against the Waqf Act, which was supported by all ideologies.

Mumbai, April 29: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has announced the first phase of the protest against the Waqf Act, which will last for about three months. Under this, protests are being held all over the country. Small and big programs are being held in different areas, press conferences have been held, the work of creating awareness among the brothers and sisters is also going on. In the past few days, the Protection of Waqf Week was also observed, people expressed their grief and anger by wearing black bands. According to the roadmap of the Muslim Personal Law Board, the protest will continue until the Waqf Act is repealed.
In the next phase of the protest, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has appealed that on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, from 9 pm to 9:15 pm, people should protest against this black Waqf law in a democratic manner by keeping all the lights off in their houses, offices, malls, factories and other places.
Maulana Mahmood Ahmed Khan Daryabadi, Maharashtra convener of the Protection of Waqf Movement on behalf of the Board, said in his statement that Alhamdulillah, people of all schools of thought have supported this “Batti Gul” movement. They have come forward, so, Jamiat Ulema, Sunni Jamiat Ulema, Raza Academy, Jamaat Ahle Hadith, Jamaat-e-Islami, Shia people have released a regular video and appealed to all the justice lovers to sacrifice just fifteen minutes on April 30 from nine to nine-thirty at night and keep all the lights of their area off.
Maulana Daryabadi also said that there are many ways to raise voice against injustice in a democracy, processions, sit-ins, rallies, black belts, hunger strikes, arrests, etc. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has decided that the struggle against this cruel law will continue till the end, and all methods will be used according to the constitution and law. Similarly, turning off all the lights for some time and doing a complete “blackout” is also a democratic method. This method was also used against the British during India’s independence. The board officials have appealed to everyone to light the lights this time and make their voice heard all over the world. Maulana Daryabadi says that if twenty people of the entire country If millions of Muslims simultaneously observe a blackout, it will become international news and the whole world will become aware of the injustice being done to Indian Muslims. Therefore, it is a great opportunity for all of us to sacrifice just fifteen minutes of light and expose the oppressors to the whole world.
Maharashtra
Demanding reduction in fees charged on sacrificial animals on Eid-ul-Adha, Raees Sheikh writes to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar

Mumbai: Samajwadi Party MLA from Bhiwandi East Raees Sheikh has demanded a reduction in the fee charged for testing and entry of sacrificial animals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
In a letter to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Dada Pawar, Raees Sheikh said that a delegation from the Quraish Human Welfare Association met us recently and gave us a letter requesting a reduction in the fee charged for testing and entry of sacrificial animals. He said in his letter that in a public interest litigation filed on April 8, 2025, as per the order passed by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice MS Karnik of the Bombay High Court, the petitioner has been allowed to file his petition before the Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Department.
The association says that till 2022, a fee of Rs 20 was collected for the examination and entry of animals into the slaughterhouse at Deonar Slaughterhouse, but from 2022, the fee has been increased by 100% to Rs 200, which has put a considerable financial burden on small traders and farmers. In 2023 and 2024, a temporary fee of Rs 20 was charged on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, which shows that work can be done by charging a fee of Rs 20. Therefore, considering the above and the court order, the association demands that the Secretary of the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Department permanently fix the fee collected for the examination and entry of sacrificial animals at Rs 20. Raees Sheikh told Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Dada Pawar that Muslims across the country, including Maharashtra, celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Adha with great devotion and respect, so the government should take steps to provide maximum facilities so that Muslims can celebrate the festival of Eid-ul-Adha in a better way.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announces Rs 20 lakh compensation for Pahalgam terror attack victims

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced a financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh each to the heirs of those who died in the Pahalgam terror attack in a cabinet meeting. He took this decision while paying tribute to the deceased in a cabinet meeting here. 6 Maharashtrians who also died in the Pahalgam terror attack will be given a financial assistance of Rs 20 lakh. Along with financial assistance, the government will also focus on education and family employment. The decision to give a job to the daughter of the Jagdale family was taken yesterday, but now using the special authority of the Chief Minister, she is being provided a government job immediately.
Three cousins from Dombivali, Sanjay Leela, Atal Mane and Hemant Joshi, had gone to Kashmir for tourism. Similarly, Santosh Jagdale and Kastub Gunboot from Pune, two childhood friends, were also shot dead by terrorists. Dilip Dhosale from Navi Mumbai also died. Armed terrorists had opened fire while shouting religious slogans during the attack in Kashmir, killing 26 people, including 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen. All of them had come here for tourism. The Maharashtra government had announced financial assistance to the heirs of those killed in the Pahalgam attack.
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