Directing officials to chalk out an effective strategy to check the spread of communicable disease in Lucknow, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Sunday, said that a cleanliness drive should be carried out to stop the spread of dengue in the state capital. He said that along with this, spray of anti-larva chemicals and fogging should also be done regularly.
The chief minister said that action to control dengue and other communicable diseases should be continued effectively and sanitisation should also be carried out regularly.
He said print and electronic media should be used effectively to make people aware about coronavirus infection.
Presiding over an Unlock review meeting at his official residence here on Sunday, the chief minister said that it was very important to remain cautious about the novel coronavirus.
So far, 1.50 crore Covid tests have been conducted in the state, the highest in the country, and in view of the upcoming festivals, everyone should be vigilant, he added.
“By strictly adhering to the Covid protocols, the coronavirus infection can be prevented. The spread of coronavirus infection can be stopped by using a mask and sanitiser, frequently washing hands with soap and maintaining social distancing,” the chief minister said.
He also stressed on making people aware of ‘SMS’ (Soap/Sanitiser, Mask and Social distancing).
Meanwhile, with 1,984 fresh cases in a day, the COVID-19 tally reached 4,83,832 in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Official sources here said there were 23,323 active COVID-19 patients in the state.
So far 4,53,458 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the state, including 2,390 on Sunday, taking the recovery rate to about 94 percent.
Altogether 7,051 people have died of COVID-19 in the state, including 26 in the past 24 hours.
On Saturday, 1,51,778 samples were tested for Covid infection. With this, 1,50,15,118 Covid tests have been conducted in UP.
Those present in the meeting included Medical Education Minister Suresh Khanna, Minister of State for Health Atul Garg, Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner Alok Tandon, Agricultural Production Commissioner Alok Sinha, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Director General of Police Hitesh C Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Renuka Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary (MSME and Information) Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical Education) Dr Rajneesh Dube, Additional Chief Secretary (Rural Development and Panchayati Raj) Manoj Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture) Devesh Chaturvedi, Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, SP Goyal, Additional Chief Secretary (Women Welfare and Child Development) S Radha Chauhan, Principal Secretary (Animal Husbandry) Bhuvnesh Kumar, Principal Secretary (Health) Alok Kumar, Secretary to CM, Alok Kumar, Director Information Shishir and other officials.