MUMBAI : Pimpri-Chinchwad, the automotive, engineering and IT hub lying between Mumbai and Pune, could well provide the answer to India’s battle against covid-19.
The twin city of 2 million has braved the pre-covid economic slowdown, the coronavirus outbreak and the consequent shutdown.
Now, a second wave of patients are testing positive, with six new cases on 4 April. The twin city precedes India’s tryst with covid-19 by almost a fortnight.
This holds lessons for the rest of the country, especially industrial towns with large migrant populations. “We are keenly watching the trajectory.