With an aim to take precautionary measures, in the additional immunization session, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) vaccinated 130 children and eight pregnant women in Govandi`s slum on Thursday. 

After the measles outbreak in Mumbai’s slum areas, the BMC has now started a vaccination drive in different wards of BMC - F/North, H/East, L, M/East and P/North. In Mumbai, there has been an increase in the number of measles cases from September 2022 to October 2022, with a total of 84 cases reported. Most patients are found in M ​​east division.