Uttar Pradesh government orders ‘aggressive Covid tests’ at airports, stations

People coming from Covid hotspot states for Holi will have to get tested, and nodal officers will be appointed at the panchayat and urban ward level to ensure it. These officers will also ensure that such people quarantine themselves till their results are released.

All schools, which were open for students till Class 8, have been closed till March 31 for the Holi vacation.
Authorities have also been told to ensure that unnecessary crowds do not gather at a place, and people use masks and hand sanitisers.

The contact-tracing process will be made more effective and all contacts of a patient have to be identified and tracked within 30 hours, according to the government notification. The administration said all 75 districts would continue to have at least one dedicated Covid hospital. Other hospitals will be asked to be prepared.