Pune Coronavirus micro containment-zone has 69 areas — here’s the entire list

• The Pune’s civic body, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has so far identified over 69 areas as containment zones in Pune as of May 4.
  
• The areas have been completely sealed, and the authorities disallowed the entry and exit into those societies to contain the virus.
  
• The Ministry of Health defines COVID-19 containment zones as the area where several positive cases of Coronavirus are found.

The Pune’s civic body, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has so far identified over 69 areas as containment zones in Pune as of May 4. The authorities have shifted from large containment zones micro-zone

The areas have been completely sealed, and the authorities disallowed the entry and exit into those societies to contain the virus.

What are containment zones?

The Ministry of Health defines COVID-19 containment zones as the area where several positive cases of Coronavirus are found.


“The cluster containment strategy would be to contain the disease within a defined geographic area by detecting cases in the nascent stage, breaking the chain of transmission and preventing its spread to new areas. This would include geographic quarantine, social distancing measures, enhanced active surveillance, testing all suspected cases, isolation of cases, quarantine of contacts and risk communication to create awareness among the public on preventive public health measures,” said the Ministry of Health.

Here’s the list of all the containment zones area-wise across the city:



Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of cases in the country. The Pune division has 1,549 patients out of 12974 total cases in the state, as of May 4.

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