After fresh cases, number of hot spots in Lko up to 16
LUCKNOW: After a temporary slide, the number of Covid-19 hot spots in Lucknow rose to 16, with 12 fresh corona cases being reported from various parts of the city.
Six of these cases surfaced in Phoolbagh locality, which was declared a hot spot for the second time.
Residential apartments and hospitals also figured on the list of hot spots, said a senior police official of Lucknow Commissionerate. Joint commissioner of police (JCP), law and order, Naveen Arora said the hot spots list included three apartments — Monarch Apartments in New Hyderabad, Indraprastha Apartments near IT crossing and Omaxe Residency Apartments in Gomti Nagar Extension.
“Two hospitals — Fatima hospital in Nishatganj and Charak Hospital on Hardoi road are also on the list. The others are Lane number 5 of Nishatganj, Chandra Shekhar Azad Nagar of Darogakheda on Kanpur road, Valmiki Vihar in Sadar, Prasadikheda in Para, Takia Azam Beg in Golaganj, New Gulistan Colony and Nizampur in Chinhat, Aishbagh’s LDA colony, Habibnagar and GRP lines in Charbagh,” said Arora. Sadar’s Kasaibada locality was the first hot spot in the city after 21 Tablighi Jamaat members
staying in a mosque tested positive on April 3. The figure rose to 12 on April 7 and thereafter it increased up to 20 by April last week, said a district administration official.
“As the lockdown was strictly enforced during this period, the number of hot spots gradually decreased to 13 on May 3, came further down to seven by May 15 before rising again in June,” he added.
The police official said the number of hot spots again went up to nine on June 2 and then up to 14 on Monday night. One hotspot, Kareem Shah ki Mazaar in Chikmandi, Maulviganj, was removed from the list on Tuesday while Habib Nagar, Indraprastha Apartments and Phoolbagh were added to the list with fresh cases reported from there in the past two days, he said.There are restrictions on movement of people in hotspots, containment and buffer zones. A 250-metre area in hot spots and containment zones is sealed and the movement of people restricted.
A 400-metre area outside the containment zone is marked as buffer zone and only essential services are allowed there. Barricades are put up to check people and vehicles from entering the area. Mobile medical teams are also deployed in containment zones to cater to the needs of people taking ill. In a containment zone, the supply of essential goods is ensured by the district administration.