Expressing satisfaction with the COVID-19 recovery rate in the state reaching 94 percent, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked officials to increase it further, saying that despite the protection and treatment facilities available across the state, the guard should not be lowered at any level.
The chief minister, while presiding over the high-level Unlock review meeting at his official residence here on Tuesday, said that Covid testing should be done to full capacity with at least one-third tests being done by RT-PCR method and two-thirds by rapid antigen method.
Stressing the need for special vigil in Meerut district, the chief minister asked officials to strengthen the Covid treatment facility in Lucknow district to further improve the recovery rate.
He said that COVID-19 patients with acute illness like kidney or heart disease should be taken care of at the Covid hospitals.
The chief minister directed all district magistrates and chief medical officers to hold their morning meetings in the Covid hospitals.
“It is mandatory for the incharge medical officer of Covid hospital to be present in these meetings,” he added.
The chief minister said that evening meetings should be held at Integrated Command and Control Centres.
“This will help in increasing the efficacy of surveillance systems, functioning of Covid hospitals as well as the treatment pattern to control the infection,” he said.
The chief minister said that farmers should regularly be made aware of the ill effects of burning stubble and directed the Agriculture, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Urban Development departments to make coordinated efforts to bring a positive change in this regard.
He also directed the officials to make stubble available at cow shelter homes to be used as fodder.
The chief minister also asked officials to ensure that the farmers got the minimum support price (MSP) at paddy purchase centres and mandis. He said that several works may be taken up under MGNREGA, including digging of ponds and construction of check dams.
Yogi Adityanath also directed the officials to expedite construction of panchayat bhawans and community toilets.
Those present in the meeting included Medical Education Minister Suresh Khanna, Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh, Minister of State for Health Atul Garg, Chief Secretary RK Tiwari, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner Alok Tandon, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Director General of Police Hitesh C Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) Renuka Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical Education) Rajneesh Dube, Additional Chief Secretary (Rural Development and Panchayati Raj) Manoj Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary (MSME and Information) Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture) Devesh Chaturvedi, Additional Chief Secretary to CM SP Goel, Principal Secretary to CM and Information, Sanjay Prasad, Principal Secretary (Health) Alok Kumar, Director of Information Shishir and other officials.