Muzaffarnagar administration starts checking passenger buses coming from Delhi

       Muzaffarnagar, Nov 21 (PTI) Amid the surge of Covid-19 cases in Delhi, the Muzaffarnagar district administration has begun checking passenger buses origination from the national capital and headed to various places in the district or even passing through it.<br>          During the ongoing checks of buses, three persons coming from Delhi tested Covid-19 positive in the last two days, an official said on Saturday.<br>          The three Delhi residents tested positive for the infection following checking of 98 passengers from 31 buses in last two days, he said.<br>          Only buses and no private vehicles originating from Delhi are being checked as of now at the Muzaffarnagar district’s border, said the official.<br>          The drive has been launched as part of the preventive measure to shield the district from a further spike in Covid cases, which has already seen a significant rise.<br>          A total of 41 Muzaffarnagar residents had tested positive for the coronavirus infection on Friday while an elderly person succumbed to the disease.<br>          It took the total number of active cases to 333 in the district, while 86 people have died of the disease. PTI CORR  RAX<br>RAX

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