Maharashtra: 2 villages in Velhe sealed after man gets infected

PUNE: The Velhe tehsil administration on Monday sealed two villages located at the foothills of Sinhagad fort after a man tested positive for Covid-19.
The tally of positive patients in the tehsil, which is home to a sizeable tribal population, has increased to seven. Chief executive officer of Pune Zilla Parishad Ayush Prasad said, “The man was working with a private firm that deals with poultry farming. He had to visit multiple locations in Pune as part of his job. During one of the visits, he must have come in contact with a positive patient and got infected himself.”
The tehsil administration has traced people, who have come in contact with the man in the recent past. “We immediately shifted his family members and neighbours to the hospital and they tested negative. However, they have been put under home quarantine as a precautionary measure,” said Vishal Shinde, block development officer in-charge of Velhe.
The tehsil administration also sealed the entry and exit points at two villages Nigdemose and Osade.
“Over 300 people, who have come in contact with the person and his family members, are in home quarantine. We are disinfecting main squares of the villages and other places. Mask and hand sanitizers have been distributed to members of each family in the village. The police have been deployed in the village to monitor check points. All activities have been restricted,” Shinde added.
A significant number of people working in cities like Pune and Mumbai had returned to their native places before the lockdown in March. “We have kept a record of each person returning from cities and we have put them under home quarantine. No person is allowed to return to their villages in the district without a undergoing medical check-up,” Prasad added.

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