UP to replicate Pulse Polio immunisation model to flatten Covid-19 curve

Against the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauding the steps taken by Uttar Pradesh to control the spread of Covid-19, the state government on Sunday announced that it would replicate the Pulse Polio immunisation model for enhanced Covid-19 surveillance in the state.

According to UP additional chief secretary (medical and health) Amit Mohan Prasad, special health teams will be deployed for door-to-door survey of households to identify suspected coronavirus cases and the risk profiling of the vulnerable groups, including people having co-morbidities like kidney disease, blood pressure and diabetes etc.

He said the campaign would start from the Meerut division on