Gautam Buddh Nagar on Wednesday reported four new COVID cases -- three of them from a family -- from Sector 17 in Noida, forcing containment measures in the area, officials said.
The Gautam Buddha Nagar administration may have redefined the containment zone rules -- sealing only the tower instead of an entire housing society in case of a single Covid-19 case -- many housing societies claim the 500-meter radius containment norm in case of more than one coronavirus case is unreasonable.
Social distancing, wearing masks and sanitisation are extremely important. But there are few people in the society that need awareness as the many of them are not following these measure.
Fourteen more people tested positive for coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Monday, taking the total number of infected to 359, officials said.
Several official files and records were gutted in a fire that broke out at the Noida Authority office here on Monday morning, officials said. The fire broke out in the Industries Department of the office in Sector 6 and was reported around 8.45 am, they added.
Fire broke out at office of Noida Authority on May 25. 12 fire tenders are at spot to douse the flames. No injuries have been reported so far.
At least 7 employees of a private company located in Noida Sector-16 A tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, taking the coronavirus tally of the district to 345.
The corona pandemic in Uttar Pradesh is now shifting patterns. Apart from cities like Lucknow, Kanpur in central Uttar Pradesh and Ghaziabad and Greater Noida in the western part of the state that continue to throw up new cases every day, it is now cities and semi-urban centres in eastern side of the state that are turning into corona hotspots.
Circulating fake news on Facebook, a person named Rajesh, wrote that a few employees of India TV channel were infected with coronavirus.
India TV has been at the forefront in showing you the truth by disseminating news from across the country during this pandemic and will not be deterred by such false claims made to spread unnecessary panic.
Noida police has confirmed that those people who are carrying flight or train tickets, need not have a movement pass to travel across the district.
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) Police on Friday reached out to citizens. The police made an appeal to everyone to abide by the rules of the lockdown. The local administration has stated that the lockdown in the district will remain in place till May 31.
A total of nine coronavirus cases were reported in Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Thursday. With this, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has reached to 302.
The urban areas of Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar which fall in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) have been categorised as 'red zones' for COVID-19 by the Uttar Pradesh government, according to an official order on Thursday.
The district administration of Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar has issued guidelines for starting education through online classes in various educational institutes. District Magistrate Suhas L.Y. released the guidelines on social media late on Wednesday, so that students of colleges and universities could start their studies.
Entry of domestic helps, drivers and service personnel is permitted into societies and high rises in Noida and Greater Noida and RWAs can only impose restrictions to enforce certain rules, including compulsory wearing of masks and thermal screening, officials said on Wednesday.
Noida on Wednesday reported four new positive cases of coronavirus including a 9-month-old boy among the new infections. Citing the daily surge in the number of cases, the Gautam Buddh Nagar authorities have decided to impose section-144 till May 31.
As per the new guidelines issued in Noida and Greater Noida for the lockdown 4.0, private vehicles will be allowed to function seating 2 people besides the driver. If there are children in the car, then 2 additional passengers will be allowed.
Noida on Tuesday recorded three fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the district to 289. However, 13 COVID-19 patients were discharged from the hospitals after their successful recovery.
Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has asked Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to provide 500 buses to facilitate migrants' travel from Noida and Ghaziabad.
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