Mumbai Mayor returns as nurse to fight COVID-19

Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, a former nurse, has donned her old uniform again to serve COVID-19 patients in the city. She will be contributing her services in the late-night shift. Pednekar was a nurse before coming to politics and has decided to join the team of BMC's BYL Nair Hospital to aid the COVID-19 patients in their fight against the virus.

Mumbai: Rising to the occasion, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Kishori Pednekar has returned to her old calling -- nursing -- to contribute in the fight against COVID-19.

Pednekar was a nurse before coming to politics and has decided to join the team of BMC's BYL Nair Hospital to aid the COVID-19 patients in their fight against the virus.

Mayor Pednekar had earlier informed that 231 zones are out of the containment zone list after they didn't record a single COVID-19 positive case for the last 14 days.

"She will be contributing her services in the late night shift," a leader from her Shiv Sena party said.

"This is our Hon. Mayor of Mumbai, @KishoriPednekar ji. She has been working 8 am-2 am every single day& now has donned her nurse uniform again to serve the city at Nair Hospital," Sena deputy leader Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted.

• This is our Hon. Mayor of Mumbai, @KishoriPednekar ji.She has been working 8am-2am every single day& now has donned her nurse uniform again to serve the city at Nair Hospital.
  Seriously those who have been tweeting disparagingly about her should take lessons. Duty before self. pic.twitter.com/1hXx6AwGnJ

  — Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) April 27, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  This is our Hon. Mayor of Mumbai, @KishoriPednekar ji.She has been working 8am-2am every single day& now has donned her nurse uniform again to serve the city at Nair Hospital.
  Seriously those who have been tweeting disparagingly about her should take lessons. Duty before self. pic.twitter.com/1hXx6AwGnJ

  — Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) April 27, 2020

  ">

  This is our Hon. Mayor of Mumbai, @KishoriPednekar ji.She has been working 8am-2am every single day& now has donned her nurse uniform again to serve the city at Nair Hospital.
  Seriously those who have been tweeting disparagingly about her should take lessons. Duty before self. pic.twitter.com/1hXx6AwGnJ

  — Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) April 27, 2020

"Seriously those who have been tweeting disparagingly about her should take lessons. Duty before self," she added.

The mayor tweeted, "AnythingForMumbai* We cant do work from home, we are on the field for you, stay at your home, take care....#covid19 At Nair Hospital."

• *AnythingForMumbai* We cant do work from home, we are on the field for you, stay at your home, take care....#covid19
  At Nair Hospital@mybmc @AUThackeray pic.twitter.com/LEWnPPw5oW

  — Kishori Pednekar (@KishoriPednekar) April 27, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  *AnythingForMumbai* We cant do work from home, we are on the field for you, stay at your home, take care....#covid19
  At Nair Hospital@mybmc @AUThackeray pic.twitter.com/LEWnPPw5oW

  — Kishori Pednekar (@KishoriPednekar) April 27, 2020

  ">

  *AnythingForMumbai* We cant do work from home, we are on the field for you, stay at your home, take care....#covid19
  At Nair Hospital@mybmc @AUThackeray pic.twitter.com/LEWnPPw5oW

  — Kishori Pednekar (@KishoriPednekar) April 27, 2020

The former nurse on Monday interacted with nursing staff at the BYL Nair and Sion hospitals regarding the COVID-19 challenges. Social distancing would be maintained during the talks.

Bharat Kumar Raut, former Sena MP, tweeted, "Kishori Pednekar, Mayor of Mumbai, has gone back to her profession as medical nurse & joined Nair hospital where she was working before becoming Corporator. Three kudos to her sense of loyalty to her profession & care for the people."

• Kishori Pednekar, Mayor of Mumbai, has gone back to her profession as medical nurse & joined Nair hospital where she was working before becoming Corporator. Three kudos to her sense of loyalty to her profession & care for the people. ⁦@uddhavthackeray⁩ ⁦@AUThackeray⁩ pic.twitter.com/p82Z3kgWUb

  — Bharat Kumar Raut (@BharatkumarRaut) April 27, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="

  Kishori Pednekar, Mayor of Mumbai, has gone back to her profession as medical nurse & joined Nair hospital where she was working before becoming Corporator. Three kudos to her sense of loyalty to her profession & care for the people. ⁦@uddhavthackeray⁩ ⁦@AUThackeray⁩ pic.twitter.com/p82Z3kgWUb

  — Bharat Kumar Raut (@BharatkumarRaut) April 27, 2020

  ">

  Kishori Pednekar, Mayor of Mumbai, has gone back to her profession as medical nurse & joined Nair hospital where she was working before becoming Corporator. Three kudos to her sense of loyalty to her profession & care for the people. ⁦@uddhavthackeray⁩ ⁦@AUThackeray⁩ pic.twitter.com/p82Z3kgWUb

  — Bharat Kumar Raut (@BharatkumarRaut) April 27, 2020

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra is 8,068. Till now, 1,076 people have either been cured or discharged, while 342 deaths have been reported.

The total number of positive coronavirus cases across the country are 27,892, including 20,835 active cases of the virus. So far, 6,184 patients have either been cured or discharged while 872 deaths have been recorded in the country, as per the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

(With inputs from agencies)