Uttar Pradesh government gears up for third COVID-19 wave, launches state-wide campaign

The government has said it will provide free medicine kits for children for the treatment of various diseases including COVID-19. It claimed that the kits will be given to more than 50 lakh children.

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government is gearing up to deal with the possible third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with the launch of a state-wide special communicable disease control campaign that will go on till July 31. As part of this campaign, the government will sensitize people regarding infectious diseases and create awareness about various preventive measures. The government’s ‘Dastak’ campaign will run from July 12 to 25 to control meningitis. In this campaign, monitoring committees will go from door to door to assist the front-line workers ASHA and Anganwadi workers.