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Dwarka Flora Residency

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Dwarka Flora

Amid the) scare that has gripped citizens, members ofin Pimpri-Chinchwad are reportedly left panic-stricken as a family from their society is visiting Malaysia-Dubai-Singapore at present.of the touring family, slated to return on Sunday, are reluctant to immediately let them go back to their residence. On Tuesday, society members approached Sangvi police, asking for help in the matter.The family of four, a couple and their two kids, is on a vacation. Although the family will be screened at the airport and cleared at the immigration if they show no symptoms, fellow residents suspect that the four could show signs of the virus later, quite similar to the Sinhagad Road couple who was diagnosed with COVID-19 eight days after returning from Dubai.Dnyaneshwar Sable, senior police inspector attached to Sangvi police station, however, informed that there are no legal provisions under which a family can be refrained from going to their own house. “The society members had approached us, asking us to tell the family to stay away from their own house for at least two weeks until it is confirmed that they are not infected with the virus. Since no guideline allows us to take such a step, we had to turn down their request,” Sable said.“The family will anyway be screened for COVID-19 symptoms after returning to Pune. Neighbours need not worry as the family will be quarantined and tested if they are suspected to have the infection,” the officer added.Shailesh Raje, chairman ofResidency, which houses over 200 families, said that they are worried that the disease could spread if the four develop symptoms at a later stage.“We already have an example before us where a family showed signs of the virus later, but by then they had come into contact with many others. If a similar thing is to happen to this family as well, who will take the responsibility of putting the lives of so many others at risk?” Raje asked.“Since there are no set guidelines to tackle such cases, we met with the cops to check what could be done in the matter. We had also tried speaking to central and state health officials but to no avail. Let’s hope that things don’t turn bad for us,” he added.