<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged the people, ministers and lawmakers on Wednesday to adopt a tuberculosis patient each and help in achieving the target to make the state free of TB by 2025.</p>.<p>"You do not need to keep the child at home. All a person needs to do is to keep a check on the child," Adityanath said on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day.</p>.<p>Post-adoption, each TB patient will be entitled to Rs 500 per month for a nutritious diet and the cash amount will be directly transferred to the patient's account, the state government said in a statement.</p>.<p>Addressing an event at Vidyagyaan School in Kasmanda block of Sitapur, Adityanath appealed to the people of the state to complete a full course of TB treatment, which is absolutely free in the state.</p>.<p>The chief minister said all eligible people should immediately register and get vaccinated as the Centre opened up its Covid-19 vaccination drive for people above 45 years of age.</p>.<p>He appealed to everyone to strictly adhere to the Covid protocols.</p>.<p>There is no restriction on the celebration of festivals, but everyone should be made aware about the spread of Covid-19, Adityanath said.</p>.<p>The vaccines have come, but the pandemic is not over yet, he said. "It takes time to develop anti-bodies. Till then, precautions are a must."</p>
<p>Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged the people, ministers and lawmakers on Wednesday to adopt a tuberculosis patient each and help in achieving the target to make the state free of TB by 2025.</p>.<p>"You do not need to keep the child at home. All a person needs to do is to keep a check on the child," Adityanath said on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day.</p>.<p>Post-adoption, each TB patient will be entitled to Rs 500 per month for a nutritious diet and the cash amount will be directly transferred to the patient's account, the state government said in a statement.</p>.<p>Addressing an event at Vidyagyaan School in Kasmanda block of Sitapur, Adityanath appealed to the people of the state to complete a full course of TB treatment, which is absolutely free in the state.</p>.<p>The chief minister said all eligible people should immediately register and get vaccinated as the Centre opened up its Covid-19 vaccination drive for people above 45 years of age.</p>.<p>He appealed to everyone to strictly adhere to the Covid protocols.</p>.<p>There is no restriction on the celebration of festivals, but everyone should be made aware about the spread of Covid-19, Adityanath said.</p>.<p>The vaccines have come, but the pandemic is not over yet, he said. "It takes time to develop anti-bodies. Till then, precautions are a must."</p>