Pune, Sep 4 (PTI) NCP chief Sharad Pawar has provided six ambulances for the Pune city, a party MP said on Friday.

Pawar met city NCP leaders and took a stock of the coronavirus situation, said the party's Rajya Sabha MP Vandana Chavan.

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Pawar has given ambulances with ventilator facility for the city, and asked the Pune NCP unit to set up a helpdesk through which the ambulances can be made available for coronavirus patients, she said.

Pawar also handed over 150 vials of Remdesivir, she added.

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Asked whether the reported mismanagement at COEP jumbo facility, where a journalist died two days ago, was discussed, Chavan said the NCP chief expressed concern over the issue.

Pawar is likely to hold a meeting on the COVID-19 response in Pune on Saturday.

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