A total of six people, including three Nigerian nationals, have tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Pimpri Chinchwad of Pune district, informed Municipal Commissioner Rajesh Patil on Monday.
Was dengue the killer… or not?
ByArchana DahiwalArchana Dahiwal / Updated: Jul 22, 2021, 06:00 IST
After 41-yr-old Archana Barne of
BJP passed away a week ago,
PCMC denies death due to dengue, while pvt hospitals say she was suffering from it; family of deceased plans to seek legal recourse
The tragic death of 41-year-old Pimpri-Chinchwad corporator Archana Barne just over a week ago, allegedly due to dengue, has sent out shockwaves through the twin towns that have nowhere near subsided yet.
The health system of the municipal corporation is being severely criticised, amid which the civic body had denied the cause of death of the young ruling
Nashik man sets precedent for others
Nashik man sets precedent for others
BySupriya DedgaonkarSupriya Dedgaonkar / Updated: May 30, 2021, 06:00 IST
Life coach
patients
There are not many working round the clock to help people hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and setting a precedent for others. A 33-year-old counsellor and life coach,
Shivprasad Mahale, is among such people who are working selflessly for patients infected with the coronavirus.
Mahale, a Nashik resident, is staying away from his family to serve patients in
Pimpri Chinchwad. Without worrying about himself, he’s daily counselling 700 plus patients and has promised to stick around until they recover.
PCMC societies set up isolation units with oxygen beds
PCMC societies set up isolation units with oxygen beds
ByVicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: May 16, 2021, 06:00 IST
Based on guidelines issued by the
civic body, two residential complexes in Charholi Budruk and Wakad have come up with facilities at the community hall, clubhouse and even in vacant flats to keep citizens safe
The second wave of
COVID has not only infected hundreds of people across the twin towns of Pimpri-Chinchwad but also prepared residents to overcome the next phase that medical experts say can be quite lethal with more precautions. While the entire country was facing a severe shortage of beds, housing societies in Pimpri-Chinchwad have now taken it upon themselves to save their residents from the COVID infection.