PUNE: The Khed tehsil’s administration will test potential superspreaders like eatery owners, milk and vegetable vendors, shopkeepers in Chakan and 11 industrial villages nearby for early detection and treatment of Covid-19 persons.
Tehsil health officer B B Gadve said, “The testing will focus on persons who come in contact with people in large numbers. We will follow an aggressive testing drive in tune with the number of cases coming to the fore. ”
The active cases are from the three municipal councils of Rajgurunanagar, Chakan and Alandi. “We have told the respective chief officers to carry out house-to-house surveys to check the health of senior citizens and people with symptoms,” Gadve added.
Pune ZP CEO Ayush Prasad, said they have instructed all tehsil administrations to carry out aggressive testing.