Obaidur Masum, Senior Correspondent,
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Published: 15 Feb 2021 01:39 PM BdST
Updated: 15 Feb 2021 01:39 PM BdST People gather at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University to get vaccinated for the coronavirus, Feb 11, 2021. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi The third day of the nationwide inoculation drew more people to Dhaka Medical College Hospital to be vaccinated on Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021. A health worker at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka is preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccine doses on the second day of the mass vaccination campaign on Monday, Feb 8, 2021. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
Most of the people who received COVID vaccine doses in Bangladesh have not reported any major side-effect.
Curtorim villagers to oppose âmoveâ to set up IRB camp
ROQUE DIAS | NT
Margao: The people of Curtorim are all set to object the setting up of the camp of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) at the one lakh sqm land of the Leprosy Hospital transferred to the Goa Police by the Directorate of Health Services (DHS).
The villagers of Curtorim say that the IRB camp project will not benefit the locals in any way and thus defeat the purpose for which the huge land was donated to the leprosy hospital centuries ago.
This reporter gathered that the demarcation of the land for the said project was carried out and that the police department is trying to go ahead with the proposal, which the then chief minister, late Manohar Parrikar has assured to scrap it after local legislator, Alexio Reginaldo Lourenco has raised the issue in the assembly.
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MUMBAI: Maharashtra may add more Covaxin centres to the existing six as additional doses of the Bharat Biotech vaccine are expected soon. In a bid to accelerate vaccination, the state has also planned to finish administering at least one Covid vaccine dose to its healthcare workers in the next 12 session days.
Maharashtra is behind over a dozen states on vaccination: its completion rate of 45% is well below the national average of 55%. Among the states, it has the highest number of registered healthcare workers to be vaccinated, though till now UP has vaccinated the most in India (6.73 lakh) followed by Maharashtra.
Vaccination site details in South Al-Batinah released
By: Times News Service
Muscat: The General Directorate of Health Services in South Al-Batinah Governorate has published the venues and timings of Covid-19 vaccination.
A statement issued online said: Immunisation against Covid 19 will start on Sunday, February 7, 2021, as part of the first phase plan, and the vaccine will be limited to those aged 65 years and above. The current vaccine AstraZeneca will not be given to people who have received the Pfizer vaccine as their first dose and their second dose will be announced at a later time. The vaccine will be offered in the South Al-Batinah Governorate at the following centers:
Goa Health Minister felicitates HoDs of GMC as COVID warriors ANI | Updated: Feb 05, 2021 21:40 IST
According to a statement issued by the Goa government, Rane attended the Abhikhya programme organized by GMC and distributed prizes for the batch of 2020-21 along with felicitating the HoDs as COVID warriors for their commendable service during the pandemic.
Rane applauded the dedicated work done by the health workers during the pandemic period and complimented team Goa Medical College and Directorate of Health Services for their continuous efforts as regards to medication. With a positive approach, the health sector is moving forward in the right direction and Goa is known for the best health care facilities at the national level, the Health Minister said.