The number of per day coronavirus cases in Pune have reported more cases than Mumbai. In a view to tackle the current situation and curb the virus spread, Deputy Chief Minister and Pune Guardian Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday has asked help from BMC commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal to guide Pune Municipal authorities. Pawar on Friday invited Iqbal for a meeting to Pune.
In the meeting Iqbal emphasized the importance of contact tracing, testing, infrastructure improvement, bed management and containment zone policy implemented in Mumbai.
At the meeting, Pawar said, “The BMC administration has succeeded in containing the spread of Covid-19 in the state capital. There is a need to implement steps in Pune on the lines of those taken by the BMC. The information technology tools have to be used for management of tests, ambulance and hospital beds”.
On Thursday, the PMC reported 1,812 new cases, and 1,416 new cases the day before, while the number of cases reported by BMC was 1,476 and 1,374 in the last two days, respectively.
Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and some parts of Pune rural are under a 10-day strict lockdown till July 23, in an effort to curb the spike in cases here, after Pawar recommended the measure.