, May 30 (IANS) After the surge in bodies found either floating in rivers or shallow buried on the banks of Ganga during the Covid peak, the Prayagraj district administration has decided to set up seven new electric crematoriums in the .
Prayagraj: In a bid to discourage burial of human bodies on the banks of river Ganga, the Prayagraj district administration will set up seven new elec.
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PRAYAGRAJ: The collective efforts of various departments like health, police, Prayagraj Municipal corporation (PMC), education and district administration working under the Integrated Control & Command Centre (ICCC) has yielded desired results in checking the spread of coronavirus in the Sangam city, officials said on Thursday.
Around 300 employees of various departments have worked round the clock to track, test and treat Covid-19 patients across the district under the ICCC.
With the re-emergence of Covid-19 crisis in the city in the first week of April, the district health authorities had taken up a drive to ensure tracking of Covid patients, their proper treatment, care and isolation and also steps to prevent further spread of the infection. The coordination of various departments under ICCC has helped health authorities to track, test and treat all Covid patients.
Police fines people for violating norms during Covid curfew in city on Sunday
Prayagraj: Most of the streets in the city donned a deserted look on Sunday owing to the statewide lockdown that has been clamped to contain the spread of coronavirus. The lockdown will be observed till the morning of May 24.
Cops also continued to conduct checking drives in several parts of the city, particularly in the small lanes of Old City areas, and appealed to the citizens to stay inside their homes and follow the lockdown norms.
Senior police officials also made announcements on public address system, urging people to stay indoors to help break the chain of infection.