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| Gupta wants to know why he is prevented from entering the Garden |
This leaves us with no place to exercise together and effectively, the Club having to close down all operations for an indefinite period.
Shekhawat and Bijoy Gupta were particularly upset by this development even as they had been forewarned last evening (on their visit to the Garden) about this precautionary measure to stem the spread of the corona virus.
Shekhawat wanted to know why the same precautionary measure did not apply to the nearby Garden No 2 where footfall has always been much higher than ours. Gupta rued over “having no place to go for time pass” now that
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| Shekhawat with his mask |
Funnily, Gupta put the blame squarely on Shekhawat. “You are the only person in the Garden to wear a face mask,” he charged. “This way you have been attracting attention to yourself and giving the impression that you are sick. People are saying that a sick man is roaming loose and spreading the virus in the Garden.”
Others present, including Karun Sharma, Rufina Khan (who had come with her daughter) and Nand Ram were however, supportive of the Garden shutting down as a “necessary though unfortunate step” in view of the raging pandemic.
According to news reports, there have been 143 confirmed cases of infection across the country, 39 of them from Maharashtra. Of the three fatalities reported so far, one is from Mumbai.
In the absence of any clear indication of when the Garden would re-open, the general attitude was to ‘wait and watch’ how the situation unfolds from now on. In a best case scenario, we should count ourselves lucky if life returns to normal in the next three months.
Till then, Yusuf Rassiwala has advised that “we confine ourselves indoors and exercise at home”. There is always the telephone and Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook, etc. to connect with one another during these trying times. Most important, STAY SAFE. And DON'T WORRY. BE HAPPY and REMAIN HEALTHY.
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