No new Covid-19 positive case reported in Pune on Monday; 3 more countries added to high-risk list

The list of the seven high-risk countries, included China, Korea, France, Italy, Iran, Spain and Germany earlier. Three new countries, which have been added to the list are Dubai, the US and Saudi Arabia

No new coronavirus (Covid-19) positive case has been reported from Pune district on Monday, said divisional commissioner Deepak Mhaisekar, even as the state government added three more nations to the list of the high-risk countries.

Three new countries, which have been added to the list of high risk countries are Dubai, the US and Saudi Arabia. Pune airport operates international flights only to Dubai. Medical officers are seen outside Pune airport to check passengers arriving from Dubai. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

The list of the seven high-risk countries, included China, Korea, France, Italy, Iran, Spain and Germany earlier. Three new countries, which have been added to the list are Dubai, the US and Saudi Arabia. Pune airport operates international flights only to Dubai.

The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in the city stands at 16 as of Monday, with seven cases in Pune and the rest in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) areas.

Currently, 59 people have been admitted to city hospitals as suspected and positive cases of the coronavirus. During a media briefing on Monday, Mhaisekar said, “We have added three more countries which were not in the list earlier, any person travelling from these ten countries with Covid-19 symptoms will be quarantined and their samples would be taken.”

With the shutdown of malls and shops across the city, Mhaisekar appealed to the people to not panic and stock up on grocery or essentials, as the shops selling groceries and vegetables would be allowed to be open. When asked if like the district administration will issue maps of the patients’ travel history within the city, following the footsteps of the government of Kerala and Karnataka, Mhaisekar said, “Although the map is ready, it is for the state government to form a policy on the same, and only then will we disclose the maps.”