Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said that, &quot;Chase the Virus&quot; strategy will be executed across the state to break the chain of Corona Virus. He was&nbsp;inaugurating the 816 bed Jumbo Covid Facility in Pimpri of Pune District. <br />''<br />''He said that due to this strategy the pandemic was brought under control in many hotspots in the state. He said it is necessary for the health machinery to reach the symptomatic patients through this strategy. Pune is becoming fully equipped to fight the pandemic with two Jumbo Covid Facilities within a week.<br />''&nbsp;<br />''After facing the challenge of rising number of Covid-19 patients and surpassing Mumbai in number of cases, Pune district is all set to fight the global pandemic with two Jumbo Covid centres. 816 bed Covid Hospital built on Annasaheb Magar Stadium in Pimpri is fully equipped with 616 oxygen beds and 200 ICU beds. <br />''<br />''This is the second Jumbo Covid facility as one more Jumbo Covid Centre was inaugurated in Pune last week. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray lauded the efforts of the administration for building this hospital in Pimpri as well as in Pune. He said that the government can achieve major success in the fight against the pandemic if the&nbsp; Vocal testing facility which started in Mumbai on trial basis succeeds. <br />''<br />''Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and Health Minister Rajesh Tope also stressed on the importance of the Chase the Virus concept and appealed to the Pune citizens to follow the Covid-19 norms and expressed confidence to overcome the challenge of this virus very soon.&nbsp;<br />
News On AIR | August 27, 2020 10:44 AM
"Chase the Virus" strategy will be executed across Maharashtra to break chain of Corona Virus: CM Uddhav Thackeray