Doctors should start private clinics immediately: Pune Divisional Commissioner

Pune, April 27, 2020: “It has been observed that most of the doctors have not started clinics yet despite instructions from the government to start their clinics for the treatment of patients. Therefore, the medical officers should immediately get the clinics reopened for citizens”, appealed Pune Divisional Commissioner Dr Deepak Mhaisekar.

Dr Mhaisekar said that although all establishments were closed due to the lockdown, the clinic has been exempted. However, still, medical services are not available to the general public. Dr Mhaisekar said that doctors who are older and have any chronic ailments may not start the clinic, but doctors who are fit but have not yet started clinics is a serious matter. In addition to COVID, patients who are having other ailments need to be served. The municipality should take notice of the closed clinics so that the administration can decide on the action to be taken. While paying attention to COVID, other ailments should not be neglected, doctors should contact patients through telemedicine, Mhaisekar appealed.

The numbers of Coronavirus positive patients in Pune are increasing at a rapid pace as more and more people are being tested for COVID19. Till 7.30 pm yesterday, the total tally had reached 1139 in areas under Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The analysis of the total cases reveals that about 85 percent of the total patients are concentrated in seven out of 15 ward areas of Pune city.

According to PMC, there are 245 patients in Bhavani Peth, 163 in Dhole Patil Road, 142 in Shivajinagar-Ghole Road, 131 in Kasba-Vishrambaugwada, 127 in Yerwada, 61 in Dhankawadi-Sahakarnagar, 56 in Wanowrie-Ramtekdi, 32 in Bibvewadi, 32 in Hadapsar, 30 in Nagar Road, 16 in Kondhwa, 10 in Sinhagad Road, 9 in Warje-Karvenagar, 4 in Aundh-Baner and 2 in Kothrud-Bavdhan. The ward wise mapping could be done for only 1110 patients till now.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has taken another step to make the Coronavirus prevention operation in Pune city more effective and speedy. As per Pawar’s instructions, Anil Kavade, Sachindra Pratap Singh, Saurabh Rao and Kaustubh Divegavkar, these four senior administrative officers have been specially appointed for the city of Pune. These officers will assist the Pune Divisional Commissioner and the Pune Municipal Commissioner in the fight against Corona.