Gujarat to set up border check posts for screening of passengers from Maharashtra, MP

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has decided to set up border check posts for screening of passengers in view of the rising number of coronavirus cases in neighboring Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra states. The government has also created screening facility at railway stations of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar and Rajkot and all airports.

Anticipating the rising number of cases in neighboring states, the government has decided to increase the number of Dhanvantari Raths and further strengthen its services. In order to ensure testing facility at nearest location, more testing booths are to be activated and surveillance of ILI/SARI cases to be made more effective.

As per daily bulletin of the State health department, Gujarat witnessed 315 new cases of covid19 in a day and recovery of 272 patients along with one death in Ahmedabad city.

As many as 8.13 lakh persons have been administered the first dose of Covid19 vaccine, while 67,300 are covered for the second dose.

Ten districts including Surendrangar, Valsad, Porbandar, Patan, Dang, Chhota Udepur, Botad, Bhavangar, Banaskantha and Arvalli have not recorded any new case of Covid19 in a day.

There are now total 1732 active cases in the State. Among fresh cases, 70 are recorded in AMC area, 59 in VMC area, 48 in SMC area and 39 in RMC area.