Uttar Pradesh: Even as COVID-19 cases rise, No lockdown, night curfew needed in Uttar Pradesh: Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh English News, Hindi News, Latest News, Breaking News

Uttar Pradesh: Even as COVID-19 cases rise, No lockdown, night curfew needed in Uttar Pradesh: Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh

[Edited By: Vijay]

Wednesday, 17th March , 2021 12:38 pm

Even as the second surge of Covid-19 cases is knocking at doors of Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has ruled out any night curfew and lockdown in any part of the state.

in the last 24 hours, 224 new cases of Coronavirus were reported from different parts of the state. The figure was highest in the last two months. It included a maximum 42 cases from Prayagraj and 28 cases from the state capital Lucknow.

The Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has adopted a two-pronged strategy to deal with the surge in Covid-19 case. He has directed the Health department not only to launch a 15-day Focus Testing drive and step up contact testing but set a target of 10 million vaccinations by March 31 to check the spread of the deadly viral disease.

UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh said that is focusing on strict containment strategies, strengthening surveillance and augmenting testing to arrest the COVID-19 cases before it takes an alarming proposition.

The UP health minister asserted that the coronavirus situation in the state is not so alarming as in other states so there was no need for lockdown like restrictions.

Singh, however, appealed to people of the state to observe appropriate behaviour and maintain social distancing and wear masks in public places.