Philippines government has reached out to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to implement its strategy in Dharavi model of containing the outbreak of COVID-19 in Mumbai.
The BMC has already shared details of the ‘Chase the Virus’ policy with the Philippines’ Department of Health.
The Philippines, with a population of around 10.1 crore crammed into an area of nearly 2.98 lakh sq.km, is slightly smaller than Maharashtra with 3.07 lakh sq. km area and a population close to 11.5 crore.