Ensure central norms are followed from June 8: CM

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the union government’s guidelines should be strictly followed while starting activities allowed from June 8 under ‘Unlock-1’.

Besides allowing opening places of worship, the guidelines permit reopening of shopping malls, hotels and restaurants from June 8 with the condition of following social distancing norms and other regulatory measures.

Reviewing ‘Unlock-1’ arrangements at a meeting here, Yogi said doctors and their teams will have to work with full devotion and keep the rate of deaths due to Covid-19 low.

He said all necessary precautions should be taken to break the chain of Covid-19 infection. He said special attention should be paid in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Kanpur Nagar, Saharanpur, Agra, Aligarh, Moradabad, Meerut, Firozabad and Bulandshahar districts, medical facilities in these districts should be made better and samples be tested through pool testing in districts where a large number of migrant labourers have arrived recently.

Yogi said regular foot patrolling should be ensured in markets while patrolling by PRV-112 should be intensified on highways. He said social distancing should be strictly followed and crowd should not be allowed to gather anywhere while traffic should be managed safely.

The chief minister said arrangements made at quarantine centres and community kitchens should be strengthened further and reiterated the instructions for mandatory screening of migrant labourers at quarantine centres and giving them sustenance allowance of Rs

› Social distancing should be strictly followed and crowd should not be allowed to gather anywhere YOGI ADITYANATH, chief minister

1,000 while sending them for home quarantine.

Yogi said those given infrared thermometers and pulse oximeters should be made aware about using the equipment. He said necessary steps should be taken after scrutinizing the spot inspection reports submitted by health department’s nodal officers. He said UPSRTC buses should be sanitised regularly. He said bus conductors and drivers should be asked to use masks and gloves and passengers should also wear masks while travelling in buses.

Yogi said work on medical colleges being set up on PPP model should be expedited and added that minor irrigation, agriculture and various other departments should study the system of providing work to migrant labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. He said food grain distribution should be carried out in a transparent manner and added that infrared thermometers and sanitisers should be provided in offices, as well.