Tamil Nadu CM inspects State s COVID-19 unified centre
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15 May 2021, 11:55 GMT+10
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 15 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday inspected State s COVID-19 unified command centre in Chennai to tackle the second wave of the pandemic. I visited the State s COVID-19 unified command centre (War Room) in Tamil Nadu, which monitors and regulates beds, medicine stocks and oxygen.Covid19 in Tamil Nadu is under control , tweeted Chief Minister.
Stalin also took a help seeker call which came on the 104 helpline number and helped the person find a bed at Chennai Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital.
On May 12, Tamil Nadu CM, MK Stalin announced Rs 25 Lakhs each as compensation for 43 frontline workers and families of government doctors who passed away while carrying their duties during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also announced incentives for frontline staff for April, May and June.
After the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal on Friday confirmed Avian Influenza in the samples of birds at Suba Singh Poultry farm in
Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday informed that the two sets of COVID vaccine available with the state - Covishield and Covaxin - will be admini
People above 45 yrs struggle for second dose of COVID shots
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01 May 2021, 19:18 GMT+10
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 1 (ANI): Even as the third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive got underway on Saturday, many people in Punjab s Ludhiana district, aged above 45, were seen struggling to get their second doses because of the unavailability of the vaccine.
The inoculation drive for those between 18 and 45 years of age started in many parts of the country today.
However, many people in Ludhiana s Dayanand Medical College, who came to get administered their second dose of the vaccine, could not get themselves vaccinated as there was no vaccine stock available.
Yediyurappa launches vaccination drive for people above 18
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01 May 2021, 19:55 GMT+10
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 1 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday inaugurated the vaccination drive for people above 18 years of age at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bengaluru. Flagged off the fourth phase of COVID-19 vaccination drive to inoculate all citizens between 18-44 years of age. Our government is committed to vaccinating every citizen at the earliest and preparations are underway for the smooth and orderly rollout of vaccines to all, the Chief Minister tweeted.
Yediyurappa also said that the state government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure the availability of sufficient stock of vaccine in Karnataka.