How COVID-19
cases show an upward trend, the government of Uttar Pradesh has issued new guidelines in the state. According to the notice, now only 100 people will be able to attend the wedding. 50% of the capacity and a maximum of 100 people have been approved for matrimonial purposes, while the elderly and the sick have also been excluded from the functions.
The government has made it clear that strict measures will be taken against those found breaking the rules. Wedding guests must also follow the virus protocol, including masks, physical distancing, sanitation, and hand washing.
On the other hand, the COVID-19 Positive cases are also increasing in the state. In the past 24 hours, the deadly virus killed 35 people, while 2,588 new cases have been reported.
The additional chief secretary of the Medical and Health Department, Amit Mohan Prasad, said on Sunday that the number of people who died due to the virus increased to 7,559 due to the death of 35 more people in the state during the last 24 hours. Uttar Pradesh will also hold COVID-19 test on people coming from Delhi by plane, train and b
the coronavirus The cases have experienced a sudden outbreak after the holiday season when crowds were seen breaking the rules and taking to the streets. The spike has not only put UP in a nervous state, but several other states that have now forced RT-PCR on those coming from these ‘highly infected’ areas.
Like Noida, Haryana has been testing people entering Gurugram and Faridabad from Delhi, while the Maharashtra government has made a negative RT-PCR test mandatory for all passengers arriving in Mumbai from Gujarat, Goa, Rajasthan and the national capital.
The Himachal Pradesh government decided on Monday to keep all schools and universities closed until December 31 and imposed a night curfew in four districts. The curfew will be in effect from Tuesday through December 15 in the Shimla, Mandi, Kangra and Kullu districts from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
The Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation has canceled more than 1,700 bus services due to the curfew between 9 pm and 6 am in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot. GSRTC Secretary KD Desai said the canceled services include 450 from Ahmedabad, 378 from Rajkot, 531 from Vadodara and 395 from Surat.
On Sunday, high-level core teams were dispatched to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to support them in COVID-19 response and management. These states have been reporting an increase in the number of active cases – those that are hospitalized or in home isolation under medical supervision, or demonstrating an increase in daily new cases of coronavirus infections, said the Union Ministry of Health.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold virtual meetings with senior ministers and other representatives of the union’s states and territories on Tuesday to review the COVID-19 situation and discuss the vaccine distribution strategy. Modi is expected to hold two back-to-back meetings, one with eight states with a large number of cases and another with states and UT to discuss the vaccine distribution strategy, the sources said.
(With PTI inputs)
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