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MUMBAI: The first day of BMC’s no walk-in rule had a chaotic start at most vaccination centres. Many unaware of such a direction came without appointment. As the crowd swelled and refused to leave without the shot, some centres relaxed the ‘no walk-in’ rule for a few hours.
BMC had announced late on Thursday that those above 45 years wouldn’t be allowed to walk in unless they were coming for a second dose of Covaxin or were healthcare or frontline workers.
At Govandi s Shivaji Nagar maternity home, things got out of hand and police was called after hundreds gathered to collect a token were upset to learn that an online appointment was needed. At Parel’s KEM Hospital, officials vaccinated senior citizens without an appointment for a few hours after the crowd got restive. However, by noon, most centres had stopped walk-ins.