Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the state government will provide Rs. 1000 per day to lakhs of daily wage labourers and construction workers to meet their needs.

The announcement comes as India races to contain thespread of the new coronavirus disease.

Addressing a press conference on Saturday, the UPChief Minister said that 23 people in the state have tested positive ofCovid-19 and nine people have recovered so far.

However, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), around a sixth of all Covid-19 patients become seriously ill. It also said that the elderly and people with pre-existing medical conditions like heart disease are at greater risk.

According to reports, estimates of the death rate haveranged from less than 1% to as much as 4% depending on location.

The global death toll recently crossed 10,000 while inIndia four people have lost their lives from the deadly virus while the totalnumber of infected patients rose to 271 in the country.