T-Series office sealed after caretaker tests positive for COVID-19
The Mumbai office of music label and film production company T-Series has been sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), after one member of its caretaking staff tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday. While the office, located in Andheri West, had been shut since March 15, some security guards and other caretakers continued to reside in the building. Here is more on this.
The COVID-19 patient has since been taken to a quarantine centre. Others who were residing in the building have also been tested. Their results are awaited. "Some of the staff includes migrants who could not go back to their hometowns. So, they have been living in the building. There are separate rooms for the staff," a company spokesperson told The Indian Express.
"A couple of them, who live in chawls, decided to stay put in the building with the rest of their colleagues," the spokesperson said. The staff had been regularly provided with groceries and other essentials, the spokesperson informed, adding that, "Bhushan ji [Bhushan Kumar, Managing Director of T-Series] is monitoring the situation and will be making all the required arrangements."
Notably, Mumbai continues to remain the worst-affected Indian city from the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12,000+ cases and 489 deaths. Across India, the the deadly virus has claimed the lives of 2,212 persons and infected 67,259. Globally, it has killed 2.8 lakh and infected 41 lakh.
Meanwhile, the coronavirus crisis continues to puncture the movie business. Film and TV shoots across the country remain indefinitely suspended, and theaters are also shuttered. Furthermore, many major movie releases such as Sooryavanshi and 83 also got postponed due to the crisis. In fact, producers and other stakeholders are reportedly looking at a loss of Rs. 2,500 crore due to the pandemic.
