A day after the World Health Organisation (WHO) appreciated the Uttar Pradesh Government for the action taken by it to control Covid-19, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath gave its credit to the people of the State and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving guidance.
Presiding over a high-level Unlock review meeting at his official residence here on Wednesday, the CM said that many countries and some States of India were now witnessing the second wave of COVID-19 and keeping this is view, a high level of alertness should be maintained and availability of ICU beds should also be reviewed.
Directing officials to strengthen the COVID-19 treatment system, the CM said that contact tracing and surveillance should be continued as before along with an extensive contact tracing of people coming from other states.
The CM said that as long as there was no effective medicine or vaccine for novel coronavirus infection, vigilance was the only protection.
Appealing to the people to celebrate Chhath inside their homes, the CM said that they could perform all the rituals of the festival inside their house by filling water in tubs and large vessels.
The CM also said that the coordinated efforts of Team-11 had given better results and the pace of its work should be continued in the same manner.
Directing the Integrated Command Control Centre (ICCC) to keep operating at full capacity, the CM said that the role of the ICCC was very important in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
He also asked the officials to conduct Covid testing on a random basis.
Directing officials to implement an effective system at paddy purchase centres so that the farmers did not have to wait to sell their produce, the CM said that arrangement should be made to issue slips to them. He also said that the farmers should get their payments within 72 hours.
The CM also directed officials to assess the damages to crops of the farmers due to excessive rains and make arrangements for giving compensation to the affected farmers immediately.
He also ordered a district-wise review of the implementation of the recommendations of the Uttar Pradesh Labour (Employment Exchange and Job) Commission.