Asking officials to take special caution in the districts of Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Amroha and Jhansi where coronavirus cases have gone up, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed additional directors and joint director level officers of the Health department posted in districts as nodal officers to monitor all arrangements of Covid hospitals on a regular basis.
“Take special care of districts like Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Amroha and Jhansi. Doctors and nursing staff should take regular rounds in the hospitals and paramedics should monitor the condition of patients. Officials should also ensure adequate availability of oxygen in all hospitals, medical colleges and institutes, including Covid and non-Covid hospitals,” Yogi said while presiding over a high-level Unlock review meeting at his official residence here on Wednesday.
He directed officials to conduct cleanliness and sanitation drive in an effective way on Saturdays and Sundays. “There are reports that some districts are not following the guidelines. They should follow it to the T,” he said.
The chief minister also said that the use of plastic should be discouraged to make cleanliness and sanitation drive a success.
The chief minister was apprised in the meeting that Uttar Pradesh was soon going to become the state conducting the maximum COVID-19 tests in the country. He laid stress on further increasing the testing. He also said that the required precautions for prevention and awareness were the only treatment till the Covid vaccine came.
The chief minister laid special emphasis on saving police personnel from coronavirus infection and said the staff going on enforcement duties should compulsorily use masks, gloves and sanitiser.
The chief minister asked officials to use technology to save human lives from lightning. “Through technology, the alert may be issued to nyaya panchayat level to save lives,” he said.
The chief minister also directed the chief veterinary officers to make regular inspection of cow shelters to take care of health of cattle and ensure proper supply of green fodder.
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, Agriculture Production Commissioner Alok Sinha, Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Information) Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) Sanjeev Mittal, Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Renuka Kumar, Director General of Police HC Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical Education) Rajneesh Dube, Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad, 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 (MSME) Navneet Sehgal, Principal Secretary (Animal Husbandry) Bhuvnesh Kumar, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sanjay Prasad, Secretary to Chief Minister Alok Kumar and other senior officers.