UP extends lockdown until May 6 morning, proclaims honorarium to frontline staff for Covid obligation

Uttar Pradesh authorities on Monday determined to increase its lockdown additional by two extra days until 7 am on May 6. With rising COVID circumstances in lots of districts, the state had earlier determined to extend the weekend restriction that began from 8pm on April 30 until 7 am on May 4.
The determination was taken on the Team-9 assembly chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Monday morning.
UP authorities additionally determined to offer further honorarium as an incentive to well being staff, docs, paramedical employees, housekeeping employees, sanitation staff, ASHA staff, Anganwari staff engaged in COVID-19 obligation. This incentive honorarium could be 25 per cent of their salaries and could be given not only for the times that they’ve performed obligation however in the course of the days of isolation after their COVID-19 obligation.
Government has additionally issued instructions to interact ultimate 12 months medical and nursing college students, retired well being staff, skilled docs, ex-servicemen in COVID-19, who could be paid honorarium as per the foundations. Sources inform that quickly the federal government would additionally launch detailed tips on this regard.

A authorities spokesperson stated that the virus has been 30-50 per cent extra infectious in second wave and it has additionally been seen that it’s not been detected in exams additionally however solely revealed in Chest CT scan thus want is to extra cautious.
Following recommendation of specialists, Government has additionally determined to extend the variety of beds by 140 at King George Medical University, which is likely one of the chosen Level-3 COVID hospitals within the state and likewise flip Cancer Hospital into devoted COVID care centre.

District magistrates have been requested to type particular Team-9 in every district like on the state degree for administration of COVID-19.
In previous 24 hours, 29,192 contemporary COVID circumstances have been reported within the state.