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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a new Covid protocol for travelers coming to Uttar Pradesh from other states.
This announcement came after several states in the country reported a spike in COVID-19 rate.
From now on, travelers from the affected states coming to Uttar Pradesh will be subjected to a rapid antigen test at railway stations, airports and bus stations across the state.
During his visit to Varanasi on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had lauded UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his dedicated efforts in successfully handling the deadly second wave of COVID-19 and said that the way in which Uttar Pradesh, one of the biggest states whose population was more than many countries, tackled the second wave was unprecedented.
Meanwhile on Thursday, Uttar Pradesh recorded 77 fresh coronavirus positive cases and one death, taking the total number of infections and fatalities to 17.07 lakh and 22,705 respectively.
Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad said that 98 COVID-19 patients had recovered during the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 16.83 lakh.
He said the recovery rate of the state was now 98.6 per cent while the number of active cases stood at 1,399.