Yogi Adityanath handpicks 'Team 9' to fight Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh

With the novel coronavirus mutants/variants driving the second wave of Covid-19, this team will work for speedier management, faster decision making, and a quicker mobilisation of resources

At the onset of the first wave of Covid-19 last year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had constituted a “Team 11”, comprising senior bureaucrats, to contain the pandemic and implement the state’s quick response strategy.
 
The first wave was characterised by the reverse exodus of nearly 4 million migrant workers to UP from industrialised states such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, and Delhi, apart from the acute shortage of essential medical supplies including personal protection equipment (PPE), hand gloves, and hand sanitisers.
 
Now with the novel coronavirus mutants/variants driving the second wave of Covid-19, Adityanath has dovetailed “Team