LUCKNOW: The five-day long special door-to-door drive to comb out hidden cases of coronavirus infection from the state began on Monday.
As many as 73,000 surveillance committees comprising ASHAs, anganwadi workers, and members of surveillance committees are on the job to intensify the existing prevention strategy. Under the drive, committees are visiting houses under their areas to conduct thorough screening, search for individuals suspected with Covid symptoms and refer them for RT-PCR testing. The list of infants and newborn babies due for routine vaccinination and adults who have their Covid-19 vaccine due will be prepared.
Officials urged people in to cooperate with the committees in individual and social interest.
