Mumbai launched its first coronavirus COVID-19 testing bus on Friday (May 1, 2020). The bus was inaugurated by state Health Minister Rajesh Tope, Aaditya Thackeray and Parveen Pardeshi via video conferencing.
It is designed for mass screening by using a combination of fever, O2 saturation and AI based X-rays’s to detecting coronavirus.
The bus is additionally equipped with RTPCR swab collection facility.
The bus called 'CovidBus' will be visiting various slum locations and effectively isolate the high risk suspects.
Maharashtra is the worst-hit state with COVID-19 cases surging to 10,498 and as many as 14 red zones.
Meanwhile in India the tally reached 35,043 with 1,147 deaths, atleast 73 deaths and 1993 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said in its latest update on Friday morning.
