Covid UP govt makes wearing of mask compulsory in 6 NCR districts Lucknow
Lucknow Apr 18 PTI The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday made it compulsory for people to wear a face mask in public places in capital Lucknow and six NCR districts amid a rise in Covid cases in some adjoining states an official saidThe increase in Covid cases has had an impact on the districts falling under the national capital region NCR Keeping this in mind the government has made use of masks mandatory in public places in Gautam Buddh Nagar Ghaziabad Hapur Meerut Bulandshahr Baghpat as well as capital Lucknow an official spokesperson said hereChief Minister Yogi Adityanath who issued the directive on Monday has asked officials to identify people in these districts who have not been fully vaccinated yet and administer the jab to them on priority while getting those with Covid symptoms tested he saidIn the last 24 hours 65 new Covid cases have been confirmed in Gautam Buddh Nagar 20 in Ghaziabad and 10 in Lucknow the official said adding that the chief minister has ordered close monitoring of the situationIn view of the improving COVID-19 situation the Uttar Pradesh government had given relaxation in wearing face mask earlier this month In the genome sequencing of samples of Covid positive patients in NCR only the Omicron variant of Covid has been confirmed the official saidAccording to experts it is possible that the number of Covid cases may rise in the coming days but the chances of patients needing hospitalisation or becoming very serious are slim However people should follow Covid-appropriate behaviour the official saidAt present the total number of active Covid cases in the state is 695 In the last 24 hours over 83000 tests were done of which 115 new corona cases were confirmed he saidDuring the same period 29 people were treated and discharged from hospitals he addedThe official pointed out that the progress of the Covid vaccination campaign in the state is satisfactory but there is a need to accelerate the vaccination of childrenMore than 8634 per cent of the states adult population has received both doses of anti-Covid vaccine while over 94 per cent of adolescents in the 15 to 17 age group have received their first dose he saidThe chief minister also said people should be made aware about the importance of booster dose the official said PTI SAB RHL
Lucknow Apr 18 PTI The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday made it compulsory for people to wear a face mask in public places in capital Lucknow and six NCR districts amid a rise in Covid cases in some adjoining states an official saidThe increase in Covid cases has had an impact on the districts falling under the national capital region NCR Keeping this in mind the government has made use of masks mandatory in public places in Gautam Buddh Nagar Ghaziabad Hapur Meerut Bulandshahr Baghpat as well as capital Lucknow an official spokesperson said hereChief Minister Yogi Adityanath who issued the directive on Monday has asked officials to identify people in these districts who have not been fully vaccinated yet and administer the jab to them on priority while getting those with Covid symptoms tested he saidIn the last 24 hours 65 new Covid cases have been confirmed in Gautam Buddh Nagar 20 in Ghaziabad and 10 in Lucknow the official said adding that the chief minister has ordered close monitoring of the situationIn view of the improving COVID-19 situation the Uttar Pradesh government had given relaxation in wearing face mask earlier this month In the genome sequencing of samples of Covid positive patients in NCR only the Omicron variant of Covid has been confirmed the official saidAccording to experts it is possible that the number of Covid cases may rise in the coming days but the chances of patients needing hospitalisation or becoming very serious are slim However people should follow Covid-appropriate behaviour the official saidAt present the total number of active Covid cases in the state is 695 In the last 24 hours over 83000 tests were done of which 115 new corona cases were confirmed he saidDuring the same period 29 people were treated and discharged from hospitals he addedThe official pointed out that the progress of the Covid vaccination campaign in the state is satisfactory but there is a need to accelerate the vaccination of childrenMore than 8634 per cent of the states adult population has received both doses of anti-Covid vaccine while over 94 per cent of adolescents in the 15 to 17 age group have received their first dose he saidThe chief minister also said people should be made aware about the importance of booster dose the official said PTI SAB RHL
