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Solutions Summit: Punjab Health Minister Says No Shortage Of Remdesivir In State, But Need Covid Vaccines

Balbir Singh Sidhu said people aged between 20 and 45 are also turning up for inoculations New Delhi: Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Sunday said there was no shortage of antiviral drug Remdesivir, but the state needed vaccine doses against the coronavirus urgently. We can vaccinate 2 lakh people daily, he said at the NDTV Solutions Summit. Talking about the coronavirus situation in Punjab, he said the state s Covid positivity rate was 4.5 per cent and 30 per cent hospital beds were occupied. He said in the last coronavirus wave, students coming from other states and non-resident Indians or NRIs had contributed to the surge. We had low testing capacity, he said, adding it has been ramped up massively.

Punjab gets 4 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses from Centre, sufficient till April 15

Punjab gets 4 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses from Centre, sufficient till April 15 ANI | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 11:39 IST Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Tuesday said that the state demanded 15 lakh COVID-19vaccine doses from the Centre but received only 4 lakh doses which are sufficient for vaccination till April 15. We had demanded 15 lakh vaccine doses in meeting with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan but received only 4 lakh doses on April 11, which is sufficient for vaccination till April 15, Sidhu said. Earlier on April 10, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had said that the state has only five days of COVID-19vaccines left.

Punjab gets first rank in operationalising health and wellness centres: Minister

Punjab gets first rank in operationalising health and wellness centres: Minister ANI | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 18:51 IST Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 14 (ANI): Punjab has again achieved the first rank in operationalising Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) in the country as per the ranking of states for 2020-21 released by the Centre, PunjabHealth Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Wednesday. The minister said in a statement that Punjab has achieved the target of operationalising 1,435 HWCs given by Centre for 2020-21 (180 per cent achievement) and currently 2,820 HWCs are operational across the state. He said that despite restrictions on the movement of people due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these centres across Punjab recorded 65.2 lakh footfalls during last year.

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