In Maharashtra, two infants were among 51 COVID-19 patients who recovered from the deadly infection at Kalyan taluka in Thane district. A one- month-old baby girl and a two-month-old baby boy were discharged from different hospitals, following their recovery.<br />'' <br />'' On the other hand, even as several congested areas in Pune city turned into COVID-19 hotspots, slum pocket of Janata Vasahat has managed to fight the virus with coordinated efforts of its residents and authorities. The locality has only reported two cases of COVID-19 so far and the Pune Municipal Corporation plans to keep it that way. Pune Municipal Commissioner Shekhar Gaikwad attributed the success of controlling the spread to containment measures undertaken by the civic body.<br />'' <br />'' Meanwhile, in a major step towards rapid mass production of the Medical Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) developed by the Indian Navy, a patent has been successfully filed by the Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC) of Ministry of Defence, in association with National Research Development Corporation (NRDC).<br />'' <br />'' AIR Correspondent reports, a Doctor of Indian Navy, posted at the recently created Innovation Cell at Institute of Naval Medicine Mumbai, have developed a low-cost PPE. This is made of a special fabric which affords high level of protection along with high 'breathability' as against other PPEs available in the market. Therefore, this is more suitable for use in hot and humid weather conditions as prevalent in India. The technology has also been tested and validated by ICMR approved Testing Lab.<br />'' <br />'' Concerted efforts are now going on by a core team of Navy, IPFC and NRDC to commence mass production of this low-cost PPE. Eligible firms are being identified by NRDC for taking up licensed production of the PPEs on a fast track. <br />''  <br />