Covid-19 surge: UP govt issues new guidelines, revamps containment zone strategy Covid-19 surge: UP govt issues new guidelines, revamps containment zone strategy Witnessing a rise in Covid-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, the state government has issued new guidelines revamping the containment zone strategy and will focus on a special vaccination drive from April 8 to April 23. advertisement UPDATED: April 6, 2021 00:07 IST People standing outside Lucknow's Civil Hospital to get their Covid-19 testing done. (Photo: India Today/Abhishek Mishra) In view of the rising Covid-19 cases in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued a fresh set of guidelines revamping the containment zone strategy.