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To avoid lockdown, Nashik residents to pay ₹5 for hour-long market visit; Nagpur may follow suit
To avoid lockdown, residents of Nashik would now have to pay ₹5 for an hour-long market visit. Deepak Pandey, Commissioner of Police, Nashik city, on Tuesday, told ANI, We are using a different approach to contain the Covid-19 spread in Nashik. We are issuing a ticket of ₹5 per person to enter a market area for an hour. It’s an attempt to save the city from entering lockdown.
We’re using a different approach to contain COVID19 spread in Nashik. We are issuing a ticket of Rs 5 per person to enter market area for an hour. It’s an attempt to save the city from entering lockdown: Deepak Pandey, Commissioner of Police, Nashik City #Maharashtra (30.03) pic.twitter.com/6FZMjQlbTg
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A person can buy the ticket and spend one hour in the market for shopping. However, as per a report in DNA, if he/she spends more than an hour at the market, a penalty of ₹500 would be levied. But, no confirmation on the fine could be made so far.
People in Nashik to pay Rs 5 for hour-long market visit amid spike in COVID-19 cases
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When we spoke to Nagpur Municipal Commissioner (NMC) B Radhakrishnan, about implementing something on similar lines, he said, We’re contemplating on the same lines. We haven’t decided anything yet but we do plan to impose something like this to avoid further COVID-19 spike.
Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally, on Tuesday, January 25, reached 5,43,064 (till 5 pm) as 4028 (972 from rural and 2956 from city) new cases were recorded in a single day.
Also, active COVID cases, as on Tuesday, could be seen inching closer to 30,000 mark in the district.
Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally on Sunday, January 2 reached 4,94,193 (till 5 pm) as 90 (73 city, nine rural) more people tested positive for the virus.
Nagpur registered 88 (81 from city) new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, December 31. Nagpur previously had recorded as minimum as six cases on December 24.
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