Ghaziabad/Noida: Ever since the Covid vaccine rollout started for all, a big gap has been emerging between Noida and Ghaziabad’s urban and rural areas leaving a chunk of the population vulnerable to the virus.
Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad have managed to inoculate only a fraction of its rural population from April 1 till now, while the urban areas have received a lion’s share of the vaccinations. In Ghaziabad, only 1.6 lakh of the total 11 lakh rural population has been given at least one dose. In GB Nagar, only about a lakh of its 5 lakh rural population have been inoculated at least once.
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, the Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration has decided to increase the number of random coronavirus tests for people commuting to and from Delhi. Number of COVID tests will be increased in areas bordering Delhi. For people commuting to and from the national capital, the random tests for the virus will be conducted, District Magistrate Suhas LY said while speaking to reporters on Thursday. The tests will be conducted at the Delhi-Noida border area. Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh government yesterday extended existing night curfew timings in its several cities including the capital Lucknow and Gautam Budh Nagar.