Madurai
A shortage of COVID-19 vaccine has been reported in a number of hospitals and health facilities across Madurai district.
The data obtained from the Health department shows that till date 2,22,300 doses of vaccine has been received by Madurai district 1,98,400 doses of Covishield and 23,900 doses of Covaxin.
A total of 1,84,898 persons have been administered COVID-19 vaccination in the district until April 19.
The data shows that the first batch of Covishield vaccines were received by Madurai district on January 15. Since then, the district has been receiving varying quantities of Covishield vaccines at different intervals and the last batch was received on April 15.
‘Alert control room about symptomatic persons’
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AAA Those who have travelled from other countries, States or districts to Madurai within the past one month and have symptoms like cold, fever, cough or throat pain can contact the control room functioning round-the-clock at the Collectorate, said Collector T. Anbalagan.
In a press statement, he said COVID-19 safety precautions were being strictly enforced in Madurai in the wake of rising positive cases in the second wave. If people come to know about symptomatic persons, they can inform the officials with the name and address of those persons. To contact the control room at the Collectorate, public can dial toll-free number 1077, landline number 0452 2546160 or WhatsApp number 95971 76061.
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They had to depend on daily wages to augment family income
A survey of 7,200 households from over 20 urban slums, which faced a double whammy of being affected by the COVID lockdown and flooding in the city last year, indicates that several young students had to drop out of school to augment their family income.
The survey was done by the NGO, Helping Hand Foundation.
Since a large number of people living in urban slums depend on daily wages to support themselves, the lockdown and the flooding led to many students between ages 10 and 17 years to work on daily wages, the survey indicates. A vast majority of the households that were surveyed (95%) live in rented accommodation.
Chennai Corporation to step up vaccination drive in a big way
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The civic body will open COVID-19 testing centres at 12 locations on Friday
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Keeping virus at bay: A health worker screening a family in Chennai on Wednesday.
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The civic body will open COVID-19 testing centres at 12 locations on Friday
Only 9 lakh of the 22 lakh residents aged over 45 have received the COVID-19 vaccination, said Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner G. Prakash on Wednesday.
Speaking to mediapersons, he said residents over 45 years should come forward to get vaccinated to create a firewall of protection against COVID-19.