Covid-19 In UP: Yogi Adityanath Directs Officials To Focus On Children’s Health

Lucknow, April 22 (TNA) In addition to placing precautionary measures to control spread of Covid-19 infection, the Uttar Pradesh government has also been maintaining a strict watch on the prevailing situation. While reviewing the Covid-19 situation across the state with senior officials in a high-level meeting on Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said, “According to our Health experts, the new strain of the Covid-19, may be more transmissible, however, is not a matter of concern for Uttar Pradesh as the form of infection is unlikely to change and will not cause any kind of severity as

compared to other variants.”

Furthermore, the Chief Minister also directed the officials to intensify awareness activities and said: “We have to be vigilant about the health and safety of children and they should be made aware of the Covid protocols in schools”.

The state government has also made usage of masks and maintenance of social distancing mandatory at all public places in the NCR districts and Lucknow. It is noteworthy that, according to the studies, the vaccinated population has nothing to worry about the new strain.