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A two-day dry run for coronavirus vaccine program starts today in Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Assam.

COVID vaccination mock drill in four states; administration tests delivery mechanism for any lacunae SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 28, 2020, 07:41 PM IST Share Synopsis The dry run was being carried out in five locations with 25 test beneficiaries (healthcare workers) for each session. The current cold chain is capable of storing an additional quantity of COVID-19 vaccine required for the first three crore prioritised population. As the country eagerly awaits a likely coronavirus vaccination dri...

The Ministry of Home Affairs, while extending the coronavirus guidelines till 31 January, said there has been a continuous decline in the number of active and new COVID-19 cases in the country but there is a need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution, keeping in view the surge in the number of cases globally and a new virus strain being detected in the UK. "Accordingly, containment zones continue to be demarcated carefully; prescribed containment measures strictly followed within...

Coronavirus vaccine rollout: Dry run starts in 4 states today amid new virus strain scare Preparations underway in Prakash Nagar, Vijaywada in Andhra for dry run of Covid vaccine rollout. (ANI) In addition, infection control practices will be followed at the site to prevent coronavirus transmission Share Via Read Full Story A dry run of the Covid-19 vaccination programme will be held in four states to test the planned operations and the laid-out mechanisms for the coronavirus inoculation drive...

vaccination programme will be held in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Andhra Pradesh is one of the four states chosen by the Centre to carry out end-to-end dry run for COVID-19 vaccination on December 28. The state government picked up Krishna district for the dry run, where it will be carried out in five locations, according to Health Commissioner Katamaneni Bhaskar. "The dry run is aimed at testing the planned operations and the laid out mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccination in...

URL copied The government has decided to conduct the dry run of COVID-19 vacccine in Punjab. Wait for vaccine against the coronavirus may be over soon. The government has decided to conduct the dry run of COVID-19 vacccine in Punjab next week. According to a statement released by the state government, the dry run will be conducted in Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar districts on December 28 and 29 at five locations. The dry run is aimed at testing the laid out mechanisms for CO...

Punch Newspapers Sections James Abraham, Jos Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state on Wednesday said he had no plan to lock down the state as a response to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The governor disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos during a meeting he had with stakeholders including Local Government Chairmen, traditional rulers, religious leaders, community leaders, and health experts to discuss how best to address the situation in line with the advisory of the Presidential Task Forc...

Coronavirus vaccine India’s total number of COVID-19 cases are at 1,00,99,066, out of which 2,89,240 are active cases. The Central government is expected to have some big announcement related to the vaccine on December 25. India is likely to approve Oxford/AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in the country by next week, after its local manufacturer submitted additional data sought by authorities. It could be the first country to give the nod to the British vaccine as the ...

The Plateau State Government on Wednesday, said it has intention of imposing another lockdown in response to the second wave of COVID-19, but will ensure strict compliance to all preventive protocols. The State Government also banned all cultural festivals billed to take place during the Yuletide, and all recreational centres are to be closed until further notice. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a stakeholders’ meeting convened by Governor Simon Lalong to discuss how ...

TODAY December 23, 2020 No fewer than 9 members of the National Youth Service Corps deployed to Niger state have tested positive for COVID-l9, investigations have revealed. Newsmen learnt that the corps members were discovered to be positive after tests carried out on them when they reported for the two-week orientation programme at the Paiko temporary orientation camp. It was learnt that those affected had already been placed in isolation in one of the government facilities in the state. The...