Coronavirus in Navi Mumbai: Vashi, Sanpada no longer have containment zones as of June 14

Coronavirus in Navi Mumbai: Vashi, Sanpada no longer have containment zones as of June 14

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Monday, June 15, 2020, 05:55 PM IST
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Vashi station | Photo: Wikimedia Commons

On Sunday, Maharashtra reported 3,390 new COVID-19 cases and 120 deaths, taking the overall case count to 1,07,958 and the number of fatalities to 3,950.

Meanwhile, Navi Mumbai witnessed a spike in coronavirus. The satellite city reported 169 new cases, taking its tally to 3,903. The death toll surged to 118, after four new deaths were reported.

According to an official from the civic the health department, the circular issued on June 2, the Maharashtra government revised the guidelines for the formation of containment zones. “If 5 or more positive cases are identified in one vicinity like a residential colony, mohalla, slum, group of buildings, lane among other, then, geographical boundary of residential mohalla, road, boundary wall will be considered to create containment zones,” said the official.

Interestingly, two of the areas Vashi and Sanpada no longer had any containment zones. According to the Maha govt’s new policy, only buildings with at least five cases would be sealed.

As per the circular, if COVID-19 positive cases are identified in a building, the only building in which the positive case is found should be sealed. In the case of a complex having multiple wings, the whole complex will be sealed if each wing does not have separate entry and exit gate.

Check out full list of containment zones:

1.Belapur

1) Karave Gaon

2) Sec-14, Diwalegaon

2. Nerul

3) Shirwane Gaon

4) Sec-23, Juipada gaon, Juinagar

5) Gandhinagar MIDC Nerul

6) Sarsole Sec-6

7) Shivaji Nagar, Nerul

8) Sec-14, Plot no 253, Kukshet

9) Sec 20 C Tukaram Bhagat building, Nerul

3. Turbhe

10) Indiranagar

11) Sec-21 Turbhe,

12) Sec-22, Turbhe

13) Hanuman Nagar Turbhe

14) Drum Galli, Turbhe Store

15) Sec-20, Turbhe

16) Ambedkar Nagar, Indiranagar

17) Ashtvinayak Chawl, Room no 553, Pawne gaon

4. Koparkhairane

18) Saideep Soc, Plot no-159/160, Sec-19, Koperkhairane 1

5. Airoli

19) Panchashil nagar Katkaripada Rabada

20) Airoli gaon

23) Panchsheel Nagar, Near Baudh Vihar Katkaripada Near

Kranti Chawk, Rabale

6. Digha

24) Digha, Namdev Wadi

25) Bindu Madhavnagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar Digha

2

Total Containment Zone: 23

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