The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday declared the coronavirus situation a state disaster, a senior official said here.
"The state government has declared Corona situation as a state disaster relaxing procurement procedures for emergency medical equipment and corona-related medical consumables," the official said.
Initially, this relaxation is for a month,he added.
A formal Government Order (GO) has been issued in this regard, he said.
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