lucknow uttar pradeshs model of covid19 control has drawn praise in a study conducted by iitkanpur released by chief minister yogi adityanath at a function in lucknow on monday the detailed study has noted that sustained organised and coordinated efforts controlled covid19 spread in the most populous stateconducted by prof manindra agarwal and his team the study throws light on the steps taken by the state government to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis during the reverse migration of over 40 lakh migrant workers it also praises the yogi government for providing employment to these migrant workersthe up covid model included ensuring livelihood sustaning economy augmenting healthcare and preventing spread the study notes that ups stringent audit saved 30mt oxygen per day during peak crisis up was the first state to airlift empty o2 tankers with iaf help to reduce turnaround time it adds the report also highlights that the state government arranged free bus services for returning workers and ambulance services for sick ones it also stressed that mnregs was used for job creation and local selfgoverning bodies utilised worker database for employment cardsupholding the findings yogi said despite facing numerous challenges such as a huge population lack of resources and reverse migration of workers ups pandemic response is serving as a model for various states and even countriesexpressing gratitude to prime minister narendra modi for his guidance and support throughout the pandemic the cm said had the health and medical infrastructure not been expanded under the leadership of prime minister modi the country would not have been able to fight the pandemic in the way it hasunderlining ups progress in terms of availability of medical resources the cm stated that up continued to work in the direction amid the pandemic from getting the first batch of covid19 tests conducted at niv pune in 2020 to crossing the milestone of conducting 8 crore tests today in up the state is moving towards becoming selfreliant in every way yogi saidlaunching a scathing attack at the opposition for allegedly perpetrating negative politics amid crises the cm said in sharp contrast to other states that continued to depend on the centre for supply of medical oxygen up worked on warfooting to ensure oxygen in abundance as a result over 500 oxygen producing plants have been set up across the state at various medical institutionshe also added that up is the only state to have administered over 38 lakh vaccine doses in a single dayoverall 115 crore people have the protective shield of the vaccine the drive is on to vaccinate the entire eligible adult population the cm added member of niti aayog and of the union governments core team for covid19 response dr vk paul also praised the state claiming that there could have been more than 70000 cases per day in up during the second wave which was prevented he said due to the proactive measures implemented by the state government the spread was controlled in the densely populated state