Pimpaloli, village near Lonavala has been sealed after a 31-year-old resident tested positive for COVID-19. The village was severely affected during Cyclone Nisarga which damaged over 80 per cent homes, uprooted trees and knocked down 30 electric poles. The narrow road leading towards the village was sealed on July 18 and the neighbouring area was declared a Red Zone.
Dr. Shankar Ramdas Jagtap, an official from the Health Department, who is in charge of seven villages, said that things are under control. The patient is currently recuperating in a Lonavala hospital. Steps are been taken to ensure that the infection does not spread among the 1,000 residents living in the village premises. The entire village has been sealed till July 25 and is being regularly sanitized. The residents have been informed that if anyone breaks the quarantine rules, they will be liable to face legal action. A lockdown has been imposed in Pune city, Pimpri-Chinchwad and parts of Pune rural from July 14 to July 23, in an effort to curb the spread of the infection.