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Pune night curfew, lockdown news latest updates.
Pune lockdown news updates: Pune, one of the worst affected cities in Maharashtra by Covid-19, has decided to impose night curfew from 6 pm to 6 am starting tomorrow (Saturday, April 3). Hotels, restaurants, bars, shopping malls, markets and religious places will also remain closed for at least one week. The decision to impose these curbs was taken during a review meeting chaired by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday.
The administration has allowed only home delivery of food, medicines and other essential items. No public function, except funerals and weddings, will be allowed. Maximum 20 people will be allowed for funerals and 50 in weddings.Â
Pune Lockdown, Night Curfew Latest News Updates: During a high-level meeting chaired by deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, it was decided that schools in Pune will remain shut till March 31.
No lockdown in Pune: Curbs on night movement, school colleges shut amid rising coronavirus cases
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Updated: Sunday, February 21, 2021, 13:22 [IST]
Pune, Feb 21: After Amaravati and Yavatmal, Pune Divisional Commissioner Saurabh Rao on Sunday has announced fresh restrictions on night-time movement, large gatherings and operations of restaurants and bars.
From 11pm to 6am, no public movement will be allowed except for those involved in essential services, in view of rising COVID19 cases. Schools & colleges in the district will remain closed till 28 Feb. New guidelines to be effective from tomorrow, Rao said.
Maharashtra s Pune district recorded 849 new cases of COVID-19, the highest daily count in the last few days, taking the overall infection figure to 3,97,431, an official said.
But public health experts said the government should not enforce lockdowns but focus on the small clusters reporting a rise in cases. Dr Subhash Salunke, advisor to the state on Covid control, said the spurt in cases is not uniform.
“The rise is limited to some clusters; not every area is affected. Administrators need to ensure stricter vigilance only in these clusters.”
‘Impose lockdowns only if there’s no other solution’
Dr Subhash Salunke, advisor to the state on Covid control, said lockdowns would prove counterproductive. The districts of Amravati and Yavatmal recently imposed restrictions with the former enforcing a “weekend lockdown” to prevent overcrowding in marketplaces. Dr Salunke said such brief lockdown spells do not help to stop the spread. He added that local administrations, instead of enforcing wider lockdowns, should focus on micro containment zones where curbs should stay in place for more than 10 days, at least.
Amid the sudden surge in coronavirus cases in the city, the Pune District administration has announced fresh restrictions on night-time movement, large gatherings and operations of schools.