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The full 10-day lockdown will be enforced in Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and me parts of rural Pune in two phases, a senior official said. Here’s what’s enabled at every point.
There will also be strict restrictions on 22 villages in Pune. The lockdown will come into effect from July 13 at midnight, which will conclude on July 23, he said.
On Thursday the district announced a record surge of 1,803 new COVID-19 cases raising the count to 34,399, as the toll fell to 978.
Pune Divisional Commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar said that during the lockdown only shops that sell essential items such as dairy products, medical stores, and hospitals will be allowed to remain open.
Pune Divisional Commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar said that lockdown imposed in two phases.
Phase 1 of Pune lockdown:
A strict lockout will be enforced from 13 July to 18 July. None would be permitted to work in the first step of the lockout excluding drug shops, clinics, and dairy suppliers.
Phase 2 of Pune lockdown:
The second shutdown period in Pune is scheduled to be implemented from July 18 to July 23. In addition to food, in which food, drug stores, clinics, other shops relevant to essential services would be able to stay open throughout this time.
The decision to impose the lockdown was taken here, the official said, in a meeting chaired by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and District Guard Minister Ajit Pawar.
