NCP chief Sharad Pawar suggested measures to contain the Covid virus in Pune
Pune:
PCN chief Sharad Pawar has been camping in Pune for the past three days, meeting with district and health officials, as well as party workers, to discuss ways to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Pawar told officials he was alarmed by the number of people (between 25 and 30 percent) who do not wear masks or follow social distancing protocols while in public, and said it was important that city residents cooperate with the government to contain and suppress the infectious virus.
“In view of the growing number of coronavirus patients, segregation (isolation) facilities must be available in new buildings. Ambulances equipped with various facilities, including oxygen, must be available on time and immediately if necessary,” he said. Pawar.
The veteran politician also suggested that government property be used as isolation facilities if necessary.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, who was born in Pune, and Maharashtra’s Senior Deputy Minister Ajit Pawar also toured the city yesterday to review the measures the government is taking. Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope also attended.
The Pune district, which includes the city of Pune, has seen a worrying increase in Covid infections in the past 72 hours, with the more than 4,000 cases detected on Saturday exceeding the total of 1.03 lakh.
Ajit Pawar appealed to the residents of the city to play their role in containing the virus and not let down their guard.
“To stop the spread of this Covid, wearing masks, using disinfectant, keeping physical distance is a must. People think this is not necessary now. But no, it is absolutely necessary,” said the chief deputy minister.
The district is now the hardest hit in Maharashtra and was singled out by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday as one of 11 “districts of concern” in the state.
Maharashtra as a whole remains the worst affected state in the country with almost nine lakh of confirmed cases; of these, more than 26,000 are virus-related deaths and about 2.21 lakh are active cases.
The state has reported more than 90,000 new cases in the past five days alone, and the past two 24-hour periods revealed record peaks in a single day. On Saturday, the state passed the 20,000 daily case mark for the first time.
Against the background of these growing numbers, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced last week that his government would launch a door-to-door campaign across the state, starting on September 15, not only to detect Covid but also to educate people. about the disease and ways to combat it. fight it.
The plan – “My family, my responsibility” – to cover 2.25 million families in the state. It will be divided into two phases: from September 15 to October 10 and from October 12 to October 24.
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