Health Dept on alert ahead of PM Modi’s Bengal-Bihar-UP visit; Mandatory COVID tests within 100-metre radius

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh on May 29 and 30, health departments in all three states have issued high-alert directives. According to official guidelines, COVID-19 tests have been made mandatory for all residents, staff, and shopkeepers located within a 100-metre radius of any venue or route the Prime Minister is expected to visit. The directive aims to ensure strict health safety measures are in place during the high-security VVIP movement.

Field teams from local health departments have begun sample collection from homes, shops, and offices falling under the designated radius. The surveillance includes door-to-door testing, checking of vaccination records, and updated health status of individuals. Special mobile testing units and rapid response teams have been deployed in identified zones to carry out this process efficiently.

Local administrations have also been instructed to ensure no congestion occurs in the specified areas. Coordination has been initiated between district health officials, police, and civic agencies for real-time monitoring. Emergency medical teams and ambulances are being stationed at all rally grounds and stay locations, and sanitation of the entire perimeter is being conducted before each scheduled stop in the PM’s itinerary.