UP Covid News: Amid Covid uptick, UP puts NCR districts on alert mode

Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases in Lucknow, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday put all National Capital Region (NCR) districts on alert mode, according to an official statement. The instructions to this effect were given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while presiding over a meeting on COVID-19 management in the state, the statement said.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister said that in the last few days, there has been an increase in the cases of COVID-19 in the neighboring areas of the state and its impact can be seen in the NCR districts. He asked the officials to put all the districts of NCR on alert mode.

In view of the current situation, the entire NCR has been put on alert mode.

Adityanath also directed officials to send samples of COVID-19 patients for genome sequencing.

According to the statement, Gautam Buddh Nagar reported 70 COVID-19 cases on Saturday and 11 in Ghaziabad.

Adityanath asked officials to expedite the administration of booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to all adults.

Booster dose is being administered at 700 private immunization centers of the state.

The chief minister asked the officials to be vigilant about malaria in Bareilly division and create awareness about prevention of dengue in Agra and Lucknow divisions, the statement said.

Apart from this, he said, according to the statement, awareness should be created among the people in Purvanchal (East Uttar Pradesh) about encephalitis.

Originally published at Pen 18