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In Pics: Life After The Outbreak Inside Dharavi, Asia's Largest Slum

The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra, the worst-hit, is now a reported 5,652. Maharashtra reportedly is also the first state to cross the 5,000-mark. With just six new cases reported in a day, Mumbai's Dharavi slum, once a COVID-19 hotspot, has reportedly seen a drop in new cases. "The total number of positive cases in Dharavi is now 220 including 14 deaths," said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Here's a look at life inside the slum post the outbreak.

Anuj Tiwari Updated on Apr 25, 2020, 16:20 IST

The total number of coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra, the worst-hit, is now a reported 5,652. Maharashtra reportedly is also the first state to cross the 5,000-mark. With just six new cases reported in a day, Mumbai's Dharavi slum, once a COVID-19 hotspot, has reportedly seen a drop in new cases. "The total number of positive cases in Dharavi is now 220 including 14 deaths," said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Here's a look at life inside the slum post the outbreak.

In homes that are cramped, stuffy and increasingly low on food, residents of Mumbai’s huge Dharavi slum are struggling under the nationwide lockdown.

"The total number of positive cases in?Dharavi?is now 220 including 14 deaths," said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Residents of Dharavi slum seen using a mobile phone in a small room after Dharavi?was reportedly declared a hotspot.

Most of the residents of this slum are daily or contract workers who now find themselves out of work and with no income.

People are grappling not only for fresh air but are also dealing with anxiety, stress, a feeling of being trapped and boredom.

Photojournalist SL Shanth Kumar travelled through?Dharavi, documenting people’s homes and their lives inside them.

Residents of Dharavi sleep in?small space amid the?lockdown,?where most of the people work shifts but now they are forced to live together in a small room.

In Dharavi, the small alleyways are just big enough for one person to pass at a time. Words like?social distancing?hardly mean anything for residents here.

Hundreds of people sometimes share the same bathroom. Access to clean water is not guaranteed. Soap has become a luxury.

Deep in the slums, adults kill time playing chess or watching videos on their cell phones. Children play cricket and cards.

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Anuj Tiwari writes stories for SEO and is a Youtube wizard. An engineer turned social media champ, he keeps a track of all that goes around the world. His interest areas include historic events, political and social-sciences.

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