The health minister of Uttar Pradesh hinted at a gradual relaxation of the lockdown rules on Saturday, citing a drop in coronavirus infection in the state.
On April 30, this year, the Uttar Pradesh government imposed a new lockdown.
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet, along with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, recently monitored the coronavirus situation in both rural and urban areas, according to state health minister Jai Pratap Singh.
He also stated that the coronavirus vaccination campaign in UP’s urban areas was superior to that in the rural areas. Noting the disparity, he stated that the state of Uttar Pradesh will ensure that the rural population is vaccinated.
“A careful review of the Covid situation in both rural and urban areas of the state in the meetings held by chief minister Yogi Aditya Nath, along with the efforts of Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCC) to be constantly in touch with the COVID patients, both in home isolation and those with minor symptoms, has made it possible to control the spread of coronavirus in the state,” Singh said.
Singh also dismissed claims made by various politicians about his government’s handling of the state’s Covid-19 outbreak.
“The unruly comments that the opposition leaders make is not good. This is a global pandemic and the only hope to save the nation is to vaccinate…it is important for every single person to be vaccinated. These kind of statements do not only create misunderstanding but also degrades the image of the nation because the media today is international,” the minister added.
Meanwhile, when asked about the cases of black fungus, the Uttar Pradesh minister stated that the state had enough Amphotericin-B, the antifungal drug, on hand.
The number of active coronavirus cases in Gautam Buddh Nagar and Ghaziabad, two of the most severely affected districts in western Uttar Pradesh, fell below 2,000 yesterday.
Furthermore, the number of active Covid-19 cases in the state has dropped to 52,244 from 58,270 on Thursday, while overall recoveries have increased to 16,13,841.
Yesterday, the death toll in the state reached 20,053.
