Will not issue hard copies of curfew passes: CMO Gautam Buddh Nagar

The district administration will not issue hard copies of curfew passes to essential services workers involved in COVID-19 duties but would rather issue soft copies via email.

"We have received orders to not issue hard-copy of passes. A copy of your photos and documents on the company's letterhead proving a place of occupation can be mailed at cmogbnr@gmail.com. If papers are valid, we'll issue pass and if the documents are invalid, we shall inform the sender," said Deepak Ohri, Gautam Buddh Nagar Chief Medical Officer while speaking to .

"All doctors, paramedics on COVID-19 duty, and those working in government institutes are allowed to have passes. If their documents meet our parameters, we will issue a pass to them," said the official.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Uttar Pradesh has a total of 1,621 positive COVID-19 cases of which, 247 patients have been cured while 25 fatalities have been reported due to the deadly virus.

( With inputs from ANI )

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