Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), April 8 -- : Uttar Pradesh government has announced insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh for police personnel in the state in view of COVID-19, said Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Awasthi on Wednesday.
Taking to Twitter, Awasthi said that the Chief Minister's office will soon release a written order about the same.
He directed people from the media to wear masks and said if any person will not use a mask, they will be stopped.
The Additional Chief Secretary further warned people against sharing fake posts related to COVID-19 on social media.
Earlier, the Punjab government had announced to provide additional health insurance of 50 lakh to policemen and sanitation workers.
According to the Union Health Ministry and...