Uttar Pradesh government declares COVID-19 a state disaster

19:37 March 24

Uttar Pradesh government declares COVID-19 a state disaster

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday declared the COVID-19 situation a state disaster, a senior official said here.

"The state government has declared Corona situation as a state disaster relaxing procurement procedures for emergency medical equipment and corona-related medical consumables," the official said.

Initially, this relaxation is for a month, he added.

A formal Government Order (GO) has been issued in this regard, he said.

(PTI Report)