Delhi Kicks Off Dry Run For Covid-19 Vaccination Drive
The Delhi government is well-prepared to receive, store and administer Covid-19 vaccines to 51 lakh persons as part of the first phase of the vaccination drive, CM Arvind Kejriwal said
PTI 02 January 2021 outlookindia.com 2021-01-02T11:24:14+05:30
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A dry run for Covid-19 vaccination began in the national capital on Saturday at three sites selected for the purpose, officials said.
The Centre had on Thursday stated that the activity was set to be conducted by all state and union territory administrations on January 2 to test the linkages between planning and implementation, and identify challenges.
There are around 80 lakh beneficiaries in first phase of the vaccination in Telangana.
As part of nation-wide dry run for COVID-19 vaccine, it is being conducted in four sites in Hyderabad on Saturday. To conduct the mock exercise, a ward in Nampally Area Hospital was divided into three sections.
There are around 80 lakh beneficiaries in first phase of the vaccination in Telangana. They include healthcare workers, frontline workers in other departments, people above the age of 50 years irrespective of their medical condition and people under 50 years with co-morbidities.
Three steps are involved at vaccination centres. First step is registration or verification counter where a beneficiary has to show ID card and Aadhaar card. The details will be cross checked in CoWin software.
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Updated Jan 2, 2021, 4:56 pm IST
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said Covid-19 vaccine will be provided to people in the national capital for free
Satyendar Jain
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday said Covid-19 vaccine will be provided to people in the national capital for free once it arrives. I came to see the preparations as part of the dry run being done. Three sites have been selected for it GTB Hospital Shahdara, Urban Primary Health Centre, Daryaganj, and Venkateshwar Hospital, Dwarka, he said.
Satyendar Jain
All preparations are being done, and 1,000 vaccine centres will be set up across the city, the health minister said.
Union Health Minister Dr harsh Vardhan visits mock vaccination sites in Delhi (Photto/ANI)
COVID-19 vaccine dry run held across India, Health Minister visits two Delhi hospitals to review mock drills ANI | Updated: Jan 02, 2021 22:02 IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday visited two mock vaccination sites in Delhi to review the dry run drill for administering COVID-19 vaccine.
The minister first visited the GTB Hospital in Shahdara and later an Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) in Daryaganj.
The Health Ministry on Saturday conducted a nationwide mock drill at 285 session sites to test the end-to-end planned operations and the mechanism that has been set up to ensure smooth conduct of the COVID-19 vaccination that is expected to begin soon.