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We were abused for quarantine drive but it proved to be right strategy: NMC Commissioner Mundhe

NMC Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe

As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise, NMC Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has asserted that putting people from hotspots into quarantine facilities proved to be correct strategy in Nagpur’s fight against COVID-19. Mundhes statement comes after 44 people tested positive for coronavirus in a single day (May 6).

Mundhe wrote on Twitter, ₹44 new cases in NMC today! Except 1 all were in institutional quarantine. The quarantine was vehemently opposed by almost everyone & we got brick bats & abuses but it’s proven to be a correct strategy preventing spread to 1000s helping break the #COVID19 chain.

Also read: Wait for COVID-19 report before visiting deceaseds house or attending funeral: NMC Commissioner Mundhe

For the uninitiated, after the 1,408 residents of Satranjipura were quarantined by NMC, a PIL was filed against NMC calling the move ?illegal. The residents were quarantined after a man from Satranjipura, who tested positive for COVID-19, turned out to be the source of virus for over 100 affected people.

Mundhes decisions for fighting COVID-19 have been vehemently opposed by people from various walks of life. After NMC issued directives on April 23 to 12 private hospitals to be ready for treating COVID-19 patients, Dhantoli residents association approached high court against this order. Recently, when Mundhe extended total lockdown in Nagpur in spite of MHA guidelines for allowing some relaxations, five lawyers moved HC against the decision.

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1st COVID-19 case in Ramdaspeth crops up near Cabinet Minister Vijay Wadettiwars residence

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Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur
Vijay Wadettiwar

For the first time, a resident of Ramdaspeth tested positive for Coronavirus on Saturday. The patient, who is said to be residing in an apartment near Cabinet Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation in the Maha Vikas Aghadi and senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwars residence (behind Tuli Imperial), is said to be a middle-aged woman. 

The patient is reportedly connected to a resident from Mominpura. However, nothing concrete as of now can be said about the same. More details are awaited.

Also read: Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Nagpur: 91 test positive in 24 hours making COVID-19 tally rise to 1266

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Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur COVID-19 tally as on June 20 rose to 1266 after 91 people tested positive for the virus in past 24 hours. Out of the total 91, while 69 patients belonged to Naik Talao/Bangladesh, 11 from Shantinagar, four from Lashkaribagh, three from Ganeshpeth, one from Uppalwadi, one from Ramdaspeth, one from Mehendibagh and one belonged to Mominpura.

Out of the total, 823 have been cured and over 333 are currently being treated upon.

Also read: NMC Chief Tukaram Mundhe storms out of meeting after Corporator calls him blot on Saint Tukaram

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Nagpur man discovers 4-month-old foetus in gutter; cops suspect illegal abortion

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In yet another shocking incident, a resident named Rahul Tumane discovered a 4-month-old foetus lying in an abandoned condition behind his house (near plot number 13, behind Kajal Bar and Restaurant area) in Pardi inside a gutter. 

Police inspector Sunil Chavan told Nation Next that a four-month-old foetus, wrapped in a cloth, was found lying inside a gutter near a house on Thursday night in Pardi. Chavan also informed that the foetus was sent for an autopsy to Mayo Hospital and the reports are awaited. Police have suspected the possibility of abandonment after an illegal abortion. 

A case has been registered under Section 318 (Concealment of birth by secret disposal of a dead body) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complained filed by Tumane. 

Also read: Nagpur: Zone 5 Police team seize four trucks carrying illegally mined sand

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