COVID-19 : Kerala receives vaccine 'Covishield' in 2 batches
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Updated: Jan 13, 2021 23:04 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], January 13 (ANI): Kerala received the COVID-19 vaccine "Covishield" on Wednesday in two batches at Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram.
The first batch arrived at Kochi International Airport with 2.99 lakh doses in a GoAir G8 347 flight from Mumbai in the morning. While the second batch of Covishield arrived at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in the evening.
S Suhas, Ernakulam district collector told ANI that the vaccine that arrived in Kochi will be distributed to six districts in the State.
"There are 25 boxes in this batch. In this, 10 boxes will go to Kozhikode and rest 15 boxes will be kept in the regional vaccine store at Ernakulam General Hospital. From here, it will go to the other four districts for supply," said S Suhas, Ernakulam district collector.