CM Yogi says UP's COVID management has been acknowledged globally

When the first Covid-19 case was detected in the state, there were no testing facilities nor beds. The medical colleges, district hospitals as well as private hospitals and central institutes have together worked as a team. From 72 tests per day on March 23, the state's testing capacity has grown and 1.75 lakh Covid-19 tests were conducted on Saturday, the chief minister said.

Now, there is no problem as far as testing is concerned, he said, adding that a total of 1.80 crore Covid-19 tests have so far been conducted in Uttar Pradesh and the capacity will further improve from Monday.

Stressing that the BSL laboratories will not only help in dealing with the coronavirus, but also other similar diseases, Adityanath said it would reduce the state's dependence on the Pune institute. He said it is a matter of happiness that not just government medical colleges but private medical colleges are also contributing in a big way and trained manpower is available in the private sector.

The state's efforts have also shown good results in checking encephalitis, the chief minister said, adding that no attention was paid to it in the last 70 years.

With effective planning, a medical college in the state that used to witness up to 1,200 encephalitis deaths annually has recorded 21 fatalities due to the disease this year, he pointed out and said an audit will be conducted in order to see how the number can be brought down further. It is the duty of the administration and others connected with it to contribute in providing better health facilities to every citizen, the chief minister said.

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