New Delhi: Amid the rising cases in Uttar Pradesh, Noida administration has announced night prohibition/regulation order in the district from 10pm to 5am till 17th April 2021.
All movement of essential commodities and medical services shall be exempted.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a video conference with district magistrates of Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Meerut, Gautambuddh Nagar, Jhansi, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Agra, Saharanpur and Moradabad.
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For districts which are reporting more than 100 fresh cases everyday, and have more than 500 active COVID-19 cases, the district magistrate may take a decision regarding holidays (barring examinations) depending upon local circumstances.
Stress was laid on testing of people at railway stations, bus stations for effective control over COVID-19, and for effective contract tracing.
Social distancing and masks have been made mandatory.
Fifty per cent of the ambulances should be reserved for COVID-19 patients, while rest for the non-COVID-19 patients, the UP government said in a statement here.
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In view of the increase in Covid-19 cases, Ghaziabad District Magistrate Ajay Shankar Pandey had issued an order on April 4 directing commercial complexes, cinemas, malls, hotels, restaurants, and parks in Ghaziabad to have a token system for visitors with entry and exit timings and allow people only according to their capacity.
The administration was asked to make sure that proper social distancing is maintained for those who are waiting for their turn for entering the premises. These places werer directed to arrange a display board at their entry gate so that proper social distancing could be monitored.
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Shastri Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Kavi Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Sanjay Nagar, Govind Puram, Raj Nagar, Indira Puram, Vaishali, Lajpat Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Shalimar Garden and Vasundhara were declared as red zones, as per the letter.
Earlier, the District Magistrate had also issued orders under section 144 criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to prevent gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic and in view of the festivals.
(With input from agencies)
