Lucknow, Dec 3(UNI) Ramping up preventive measures amid the cases of new ‘Omicron’ variant that has been found in other states of the country, the Uttar Pradesh Government has intensified screening and has strengthened surveillance at the borders of the state.
After successfully controlling the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, the state government has asked officials to further improve surveillance with a focus on airports to ensure that normalcy prevails in the state.
In another proactive move in view of rising cases of omicron variant in other countries, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also instructed to intensify genome sequencing of Covid samples. In pursuance of the directives issued by the CM, the genome sequencing of samples at Lucknow's KGMU and PGI is being carried out at a rapid pace.