Covid-19 cases rise in Noida, Ghaziabad; Yogi govt puts NCR districts on alert mode

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday chaired a meeting on Covid-19 management and directed officials to send samples of Covid-19 patients for genome sequencing.

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New Delhi: In view of an uptick in Covid-19 cases in Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday (April 16, 2022) put all the districts in the National Capital Region (NCR) on alert mode.

Directions to this effect were given by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath while chairing a meeting on Covid-19 management in the state.

During the meeting, the chief minister observed that over the past few days, there has been a rise in coronavirus infections in the state's neighbouring areas and its impact can be seen in the NCR districts. 

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

गौतमबुद्ध नगर और गाजियाबाद में कोविड पॉजिटिव पाए गए मरीजों के सैम्पल लेकर जीनोम सिक्वेंसिंग कराई जाए।

इन जिलों के डीएम, सीएमओ से संवाद कर स्थिति की गहन समीक्षा की जाए: #UPCM श्री @myogiadityanath जी

— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) April 16, 2022

According to an official statement, Gautam Buddh Nagar reported 70 new Covid-19 cases, while Ghaziabad recorded 11 fresh infections on Saturday.

Adityanath, meanwhile, also asked officials to ramp up the administration of the booster dose of Covid-19 vaccines to all adults.

प्रत्येक दशा में यह सुनिश्चित किया जाए कि एक भी नागरिक टीकाकवर से वंचित न रहे: #UPCM श्री @myogiadityanath जी — CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) April 16, 2022

The chief minister also asked officials to remain vigilant to malaria in the Bareilly division and generate awareness about the prevention of dengue in Agra and Lucknow divisions.

संचारी रोग नियंत्रण व दस्तक अभियान को पूरी तत्परता के साथ संचालित किया जाए।
बरेली मंडल में मलेरिया पर फोकस रखें तो आगरा, लखनऊ मंडलों में डेंगू से बचाव के प्रति जागरूकता बढ़ाएं।

पूर्वांचल में इंसेफेलाइटिस के लिए घर-घर लोगों से संपर्क कर जागरूक करें: #UPCM श्री @myogiadityanath जी pic.twitter.com/cl9zQjhyt1 — CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) April 16, 2022

Besides, he said, awareness about encephalitis should be generated among people in Purvanchal (eastern Uttar Pradesh). 

(With agency inputs)