Lucknow: UP has also become alert after repeated corona infections spread rapidly in five states including Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh. Here again it will be strictly to prevent corona infection from growing. Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department Amit Mohan Prasad has instructed not to exercise laxity at all.
The Additional Chief Secretary said that strict measures should be taken again as soon as preventive measures were taken in March 2020 to prevent further spread of infection. The rule to quarantine people coming from other states for 14 days will be strictly followed. Mohalla and village monitoring committees have been again alerted. He will report those coming from outside to the Health Department. The Health Department has already decided to send samples of 10 percent of the patients getting corona infected every day for genome sequencing. The samples will be sent to King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in the capital to find out the new strain. KGMU’s microbiology lab has prepared for this. Samples for genome sequencing will be sent to the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) if needed. Strict action will be taken to sensitize people to apply masks.
Focus on testing and contact tracing: Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department Amit Mohan Prasad said that emphasis is being laid on testing and contact tracing and a maximum of 1.3 lakh tests are being done daily. He told that it would be increased if needed. So far, corona test of 3 crore people and 15.3 crore people have been screened in the state.
Hospitals also become cautious, level one will start: Due to the continuous decrease of corona infection, level one hospitals in the state were closed. Now there are about 18 thousand beds in level two and level three hospitals only. Earlier, in September 2020, with the maximum number of 68,235 cases, 1.5 lakh beds were arranged in hospitals ranging from Level One to Level Three. Although there are now only 2190 active cases, the Level One facility will be started in a limited range for less severe corona patients as per the need.
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