Published 18:37 IST, July 11th 2020
'Makes zero sense': Sona Mohapatra unhappy with announcement of total lockdown in Pune
Sona Mohapatra, who is Pune with her parents, was unhappy with the announcement of total lockdown in Pune from July 14 and stated that it made 'zero sense'.
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lockdown has been in place in country for close to four months w amid COVID-19 pandemic. While ‘unlock’ initiatives have been undertaken in past few wees, authorities in several areas have been taking steps to curb vel coronavirus as per increase in number of cases. One such decision was taken in Pune and that did t go down well with Sona Mohapatra.
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As reports claimed that ‘total lockdown’ was planned in Pune, Sona Mohapatra expressed her displeasure. singer has been in Pune for past few days to look after her parents, as her far has undergone a major surgery.
Ambarsariya artist wrote that decision me ‘zero sense’. She stated first lockdown to gear up for ‘state-min preparedness’ was ‘understandable’. However, she called idea of a lockdown as a ‘recipe for despair & disaster’ and asked citizens if it was time to shift gears
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As per reports, Pune divisional commisioner Deepak Mhaisekar anunced a 10-day lockdown from July 14 to 23 , in a two-phased manner. lockdown will be strict for first five days, with only essential services being open and n a decision will be taken from way forward from July 19. officer also informed that 13,132 active cases have been reported in Pune, while 985 people have succumbed to virus.
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Earlier, Sona was also unhappy about 2-kilometre restriction rule, that urged Mumbaikars t to travel too far from ir residences. singer h highlighted how livelihoods of freelancers of music industry h been affected due to lockdown.
Meanwhile, nationwide active cases tally stands at 2,83,407 and 22,123 deaths have been reported after India witnessed over 27K cases and over 500 deaths in span of 24 hours.
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18:37 IST, July 11th 2020