UP sets up 5 laboratories for testing of Covid-19
Five laboratories have been set up for testing of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh with the help of the Central government, two in Lucknow and one each in Aligarh, Varanasi, and Gorakhpur, state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday.
On Friday, the government had shut all schools and colleges in Uttar Pradesh till March 22 to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus in the state. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath, addressing a press conference on the coronavirus outbreak, said that 11 people had tested positive for the disease in the state.
Assuring the public towards a proper response to tackle the pandemic, Adityanath said while 4,100 medics had been stationed to deal with COVID-19, a total of 448 beds had also been set up in medical colleges across UP for the same.
"Every Janpad in UP will have isolation ward....as many as 24 medical colleges have been readied with an advanced care facility. 4,100 doctors trained to tackle coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh. 448 beds ready in over 24 medical colleges in UP," he said.
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The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 85 on Saturday, which includes one death each from Delhi and Karnataka. While a 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia died on Thursday, a 68-year-old woman in Delhi who had tested positive for coronavirus passed away at Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital on Friday night.
