Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath declared that the capacity of ICU and isolation beds in the 12 most affected districts of the state where caseload was high would be doubled.
The districts where the number of beds has gone up with immediate effect are Lucknow, Prayagraj, Moradabad, Jhansi and Kanpur Nagar.
Issuing directives in this regard, Yogi Adityanath asked the medical education minister to increase the facilities in GSVM Medical College, Rama Medical College and Naraina Medical College in Kanpur.
The chief minister also directed the top officials to maintain the availability of medical oxygen in line with the projected demand for the next 15 days.
Addressing a high-level COVID-19 review meeting, the chief minister directed the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department to keep a constant watch on the availability of various medicines, including Remdesivir.
He asked the health minister to keep an eye on the availability of medicines and the entire chain of supply.
Taking note of the fire incident in one of the hospitals in Chhattisgarh, the chief minister directed the officials to test fire safety equipment in all government and private medical institutions of the state.