Snake bites Thane MLC a day after he recovered from Covid
A Shiv Sena legislator from Thane who returned to his bungalow in Yeoor Hills after recovering from coronavirus disease (Covid-19), was again admitted to the same private hospital a day later, as he was bitten by a snake at his bungalow nestled in thick forest. The member legislative council (MLC) is stable, his party workers said.
The Sena MLC had tested positive for on May 9 and was admitted in a private hospital in Mulund. His wife too had tested positive in the first week of May. The MLC was discharged on Friday.
Shiv Sena corporator Deepak Vetkar, said, “He [the MLC] was advised to be in self-quarantine and thus he decided to stay at his bungalow in Yeoor range of Sanjay Gandhi National Park to avoid party workers who might visit him at his city residence”.
“On Saturday evening, he went to the bathroom of his bungalow when a non-venomous snake bit him. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, the hospital authorities had kept him under observation. He is now stable and will be discharged on Monday morning,”
Vetkar said.
Yeoor was declared as a green zone as there were no cases here and the villagers had asked the forest and civic officials not to allow anyone inside.
A villager said, “Few politicians frequent their bungalows in Yeoor. They come from outside the city and we fear might bring the virus to our village. Apart from the Sena MLC, an NCP MLA who also owns a bungalow in Yeoor has also quarantined himself at the bungalow. Both were tested positive for coronavirus and should not have been allowed in a green zone.”
A forest officer requesting anonymity said, “We cannot stop people who have their home inside the forest gate. As per the norms, they are allowed to stay there and no other outsiders are allowed.”