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MUMBAI: The BMC on Wednesday floated a global expression of interest (EoI) to buy 50 lakh vaccines (1 crore doses, considering two doses per person) in a bid to speed up its inoculation drive. The EoI, officials said, was floated in a record time of 24 hours after the civic body got a green signal from the state government to buy its own vaccines.
The BMC has said vaccines must be supplied in three weeks after it places the order. Companies from across the world, except those from countries sharing a border with India, can take part in the process. This means Chinese vaccine-makers are barred.
Mumbai civic body floats global tender for one crore Covid-19 vaccine doses
Mumbai civic body floats global tender for one crore Covid-19 vaccine doses
The interested parties will have to submit their expression of interest before 1 pm on May 18 and they will be opened on the same day at 3 pm, an official said.
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People wait in a queue to receive their Covid-19 vaccine dose in Maharashtra (Source: PTI)
In view of the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday floated a global expression of interest (EoI) for procurement of one crore doses to expedite the vaccination process, a civic official said.
Old graves dug up, gloom, panic grip AMU as dozens of faculty die of Covid on campus
At least 35 serving and retired AMU faculty members have died due to Covid. The graveyard at AMU is running out of space while old graves are being dug up to accommodate the piling bodies.
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UPDATED: May 13, 2021 16:27 IST
Old graves are being dug up to accommodate the victims of Covid at AMU. (India Today)
An unnerving calm prevails at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) with empty streets, deserted campus and looming grief. The crowd outside the graveyard is the only place where you will find some activity, but the gloom is heartbreaking.