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Four centres did not give a single vaccine shot
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Senior citizens and those aged above 45 with co-morbidities turned up in large numbers at various centres for the vaccine. But many had to return disappointed owing to glitches in the CoWIN portal.
| Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN
Four centres did not give a single vaccine shot
Glitches in CoWIN portal and confusion marred the vaccination drive for senior citizens and patients with co-morbidities on Monday. Of the 22 vaccination centres in the city, multiple centres – Victoria Hospital, C.V. Raman Nagar General Hospital and Columbia Asia Hospital in Whitefield and Sarjapura – did not give a single shot due to glitches in the CoWIN portal and app. In most of these centres, the CoWIN portal couldn’t be accessed, and in some cases, registrations and scheduled appointments did not reflect on the portal.
Central team in Bengaluru to review situation
In the wake of the emergence of cluster outbreaks in the city and a few other places, a team of officials from the Union government has asked the State to tighten vigilance at the Kerala and Maharashtra borders and also step up contact tracing.
The Central team comprising a Joint Secretary from the Health and Family Welfare Ministry and two doctors arrived in the city on Monday to review the COVID-19 safety precautions and control measures in the city.
Team visits
The team that had visited the testing facility at the Kempegowda International Airport, a cluster at the Sambhram College of Engineering and Genomic Sequencing laboratory at NIMHANS on Monday, visited the Tumakuru District Hospital and some vaccination centres on Tuesday. It held a review meeting with the Chief Secretary and other officials from the Health Department and the BBMP on Tuesday. Health and Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar told