Pune 12-hour curfew begins, BJP protests for bus services
The COVID-19 tally in Pune increased by a record 9,086 in a 24-hour period ending Friday, taking the district s tally to 5,51,508.
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PUNE: The BJP held a protest on Saturday demanding resumption of municipal transport bus services as a 6 pm to 6 am curfew began in Pune in a bid to tackle a recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
Pune BJP MP Girish Bapat and Pune BJP president Jagdish Mulik led the party s protest in front of the PMPML bus depot at Swargate, police said, adding that they were detained and released some time later.
Mini lockdown in Pune: 6 pm-6 am curfew from April 3; restaurants, bars and malls to be closed for a week freepressjournal.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freepressjournal.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Updated Mar 11, 2021 | 15:33 IST
Apart from the passengers, even several PMPML staffers, mainly bus drivers and conductors, do not wear masks, they added. PMPML travellers irked with many not wearing face-masks | Photo Credit: PTI
The COVID-19 crisis continues to rule the roost nationwide. While the recoveries have also increased with time, the second wave of the novel coronavirus has hit the country with several active cases still emerging from various states, such as West Bengal, Telangana, Maharashtra, etc.
Thus, citizens have been advised to strictly adhere to all COVID-19 protocols, such as maintaining social distancing and wearing masks in public places. However, violations of the protocols have continued to hamper India s progress in the fight versus the deadly invisible enemy.
Travellers of PMPML buses irked over many not wearing facemask indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PMC expects 100 staffers to trace 24,000 contacts of patients daily
PMC expects 100 staffers to trace 24,000 contacts of patients daily
ByVijay ChavanVijay Chavan / Updated: Mar 8, 2021, 06:00 IST
AUTHORITIES REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKES
Severe lack of manpower as all staff designated to contact tracing are back in their original depts after last year’s
COVID crisis peak; with fresh rise in cases, ward-level teams struggle with impossible expectations, demand that senior officials wake up before things worsen
n a 24-hour burst on Saturday, the Pune Metropolitan Region (
PMR) recorded around 2,000 fresh COVID-19 cases the highest seen since October 9 last year.
Pune Municipal Corporation (
PMC) areas individually added 963 cases, making the situation more serious for city limits. Every day, dozens of patients are once again losing the battle to the novel coronavirus.