New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (May 22) asserted that the state authorities will contain the second wave of COVID-19 by the tip of May.
The UP CM stated, “The state government will contain the second wave of COVID-19 by the end of this month.”
Further, he assured that the UP authorities is “making necessary arrangements for the treatment of black fungus as well as improving infrastructure in children hospitals.”
Adityanath, who was on a Kanpur tour, promised {that a} 100-bedded pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) will be arrange on the medical school within the metropolis.
On Friday, the Uttar Pradesh authorities declared ‘black fungus’ or mucormycosis as a notified illness below the Epidemic Act. Following his assembly with Team-9, the state CM had issued instructions to declare black fungus a notifiable illness below the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897.
The BJP chief stated that these discovered responsible of black-marketing of Remdesivir injections are being booked below the National Security Act (NSA). He reiterated that properties of these indulging in hoarding or black-marketing life-saving medicines will be seized.
Under the NSA, one might be detained with out a cost for as much as 12 months if authorities are glad that the particular person is a risk to nationwide safety or regulation and order.
Meanwhile, the UP authorities issued directions to medical officers of all districts at district hospitals, Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community well being centres (CHCs) with a purpose to curb the transmission of COVID-19 in rural areas.
As per the assertion issued by the Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health household, the medical officers have been directed to make sure the presence of physicians, paramedical workers in any respect well being facilities, ANI reported.
(With inputs from companies)
