Rise in cases leads some elected representatives to seek another lockdown
(WorldNews India)

The steady increase in Covid-19 cases in both urban and rural areas of Pune district has seen renewed demands for another lockdown from some elected representatives. However, others said the focus should be on augmenting the healthcare infrastructure. In Pimpri-Chinchwad, elected representatives have sought a lockdown for 10 days to break the chain of infection in Dighi, Hinjewadi, Dehugaon and Chakan. Dilip Mohite Patil, the NCP MLA from Khed, wants the entire taluka to be put under a strict lockdown for 10 days. “The infection is spreading in the rural heartland – only if we adhere to the lockdown will we be able to control it,” he said. The industrial areas of Khed, Patil said, should be...