Amid the rising Covid-19 cases, CM Tirath Singh Rawat also directed authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing and the vaccination drive to combat the pandemic in the state, a statement issued by the chief minister’s office (CMO) said, according to news agency ANI.
People, especially from states where cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), are increasing will be required to produce a negative test report before they can enter Uttarakhand, chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat said on Tuesday. Amid the rising Covid-19 cases, Rawat also directed authorities to ramp up coronavirus testing and the vaccination drive to combat the pandemic in the state, a statement issued by the chief minister’s office (CMO) said, according to news agency ANI.
Rawat added that all regions in Uttarakhand witnessing a sharp rise in cases should be designated as containment and micro-containment zones and special attention should be paid towards administering vaccine doses. With just two days left for the Kumbh Mela, the chief minister ordered that special campaigns for vaccination and RT-PCR testing should be organised at the bathing ghats in Haridwar.
The decisions were made in a review meeting attended by Rawat, state chief secretary Om Prakash and other officials.
Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar are the worst affected districts and are adding the maximum number of cases towards the hill state’s daily Covid-19 tally. A five-star hotel in Rishikesh has emerged as a new Covid-19 cluster. Seventy-six people in the Taj Rishikesh Resort and Spa tested positive for the coronavirus disease and the hotel has been closed for three days, as per an order of the Tehri Garhwal administration.
Source: HT/Harshit Sabarwal