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Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and some rural parts of the district are in complete lockdown for 10 days, however, now Collector Naval Kishore Ram on Monday said that lockdown will not be extended beyond July 21.
“There is unanimous decision to not extend the lockdown after July 23. However, in the coming days, we will be enforcing some measures to reduce crowding in the city. We are checking if some sort of measures can be undertaken on weekends to avoid crowding on the roads. We are seeing how can we control crowding during weddings and other ceremonies,” said Ram,” PTI quoted Naval Kishore Ram as saying.
The Collector added that although the number of COVID-19 cases reported daily in Pune was increasing, the mortality rate has gone down. “The mortality rate of the district is about 2.6 per cent. For urban areas, it is 1.7 and for rural areas, it is 1.6 per cent. The CFR (case fatality rate) is slightly higher for cantonment and municipal councils. We are aiming that with the ongoing efforts and early detection, we will take it down to below 1 per cent,” said Ram.
This comes after the Federation of Trade Associations of Pune (FTAP) warned of protest if the lockdown is extended beyond July 23. Fatechand Ranka, the president of FTAP, said his federation has submitted a letter to the district administration, warning of a “strong protest”. He added that the association has sought permission to allow shops to remain open between 10 am and 8 pm from Monday to Friday and their closure on Saturdays and Sundays to avoid crowding.
