UP Covid-19 update, new guidelines released for Noida

Lucknow: Following a recent spurt in coronavirus cases, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed the officials to maintain utmost vigil on the health of children, especially in the NCR districts, and to create awareness about COVID-19 protocol in schools.

बच्चों की स्वास्थ्य सुरक्षा को लेकर हमें सतर्क रहना होगा।

स्कूलों में कोविड प्रोटोकॉल के बारे में बच्चों को जागरूक किया जाए।

पब्लिक एड्रेस सिस्टम का प्रभावी ढंग से इस्तेमाल किया जाए: #UPCM श्री @myogiadityanath जी — CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) April 20, 2022

In the last 24 hours, 107 new positive cases were reported in Gautam Buddh Nagar and 33 in Ghaziabad. At present, Uttar Pradesh houses over 850 active cases. 

The Chief Minister stressed on wearing face masks and vaccinating the remaining population in the National Capital Region districts (Gautam Buddh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Meerut, Bulandshahr and Baghpat) and Lucknow.

कोविड टीकाकरण अभियान की प्रगति संतोषप्रद है। किंतु बच्चों के टीकाकरण को और तेज करने की आवश्यकता है।

12 से 14 आयु वर्ग के बच्चों को पहली डोज के बाद अब पात्रता के अनुसार दूसरी डोज भी दी जाए: #UPCM श्री @myogiadityanath जी pic.twitter.com/AUdK0aUth2 — CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) April 20, 2022

He also directed the officials to make effective use of the public address system to create awareness, a government spokesperson said.

The progress of the vaccination campaign is satisfactory but there is a need to accelerate the inoculation of children, the spokesperson said.

With over 30 crore COVID-19 jabs, the entire population aged above 18 has received at least one dose of the vaccine, while more than 86.69 per cent of adults have received both doses, he said.

Among adolescents in the 15-17 age group, 94.26 per cent have received the first dose. The government is also focusing on fully vaccinating young adolescents in the age group of 12-14, he said. 

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