Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that for effective control of the coronavirus infection, the officials should ramp up contact tracing with focus on cities like Lucknow, Kanpur Nagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Meerut.
“There should be regular communication with the CMO and the district administration in those districts where the number of coronavirus positive cases are high,” the CM said while presiding over a high-level Unlock review meeting at his official residence here.
He said that COVID-19 infection rate had come down considerably in the state and it was a good sign but people should be more vigilant.
“People should be made more aware of COVID-19 and awareness should be spread through radio, television, newspapers and other medium of communication. Information about COVID-19 and traffic security should be spread through public address systems,” he said.
The CM also directed officials to maintain social distancing and follow all the Covid protocols at public places.
“The Urban and Rural Development departments should carry out a special cleanliness and sanitation campaign and ensure that anti-larva chemicals and lime are sprayed,” he said.
The chief minister appealed to all the people to immediately consult a doctor if they see any symptom of COVID-19 in themselves, family members or near and dear ones.
“It has been found that delay in getting medical attention leads to complication in COVID-19 treatment,” he said.
Yogi said the government was committed to the safety and dignity of girls and women.
Keeping this in mind, the CM also directed officials to carry out a special campaign during Navratri.
He also directed officials to ensure that the paddy purchase centres operated actively and with full capacity.
The CM also directed officials to issue SMS alerts promptly and swiftly to prevent loss of lives by lightning.
Meanwhile, Additional Chief Secretary (Information) Navneet Sehgal said that the total positive cases detected in the state had reached 4,24,326 out of which 3,74,972 had recovered and 43,154 were getting treatment at hospitals or in home isolation.
“The recovery percentage in the state has gone up to 88.36 points,” he said.
The ACS said on Monday, 1,63,677 samples were tested.
Over 4.5 lakh surveillance teams have covered 1,33,335 areas of the state and visited 2.63 crore houses to check the health of over 13 crore people.