Pune: Rajgurunagar shuts down after nCoV death, 15 cases

PUNE: A week-long lockdown began on Monday in Rajgurunagar about 45km from Pune, after 15 nCoV cases and a death were recorded in the last seven days.
Khed tehsildar and Rajgurunagar’s officiating municipal chief officer Suchitra Amle said only medical, groceries and milk stores shall remain open from 7am to 1pm during the week while hospitals, banks and government offices will function as per their schedule.
Amle said, “Our staffers will collect a fine of Rs500 from people found not wearing a mask or spitting. People from seven hotspots are not allowed to work anywhere.”
Till June 28, Rajgurunagar had the distinction of being the only municipal town among the 13 in Pune district with no Covid-19 case. After the phased opening of the lockdown and relaxations in the state, the tehsil witnessed increased movement of people to and from Pune and Mumbai.
Khed’s incident commander and sub-divisional officer Sanjay Teli told TOI, “All the 15 positive cases in Rajgurunagar are from three families. A cancer patient from one family was visiting a private hospital in Pune where he may have contracted the infection. Thereafter, three members of his family, besides, two of his friends and their family members who came in contact with him, tested positive.” After extensive contact tracing, people have been placed under home quarantine for next few days.