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A girl being vaccinated in front of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa at Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday. (Photo/ANI)
Yediyurappa launches vaccination drive for people above 18 yrs in Bengaluru hospital ANI | Updated: May 01, 2021 14:51 IST
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.
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April 30, 2021 20:35 IST
Police say this is the first time they have come across such a racket in Karnataka
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Police say this is the first time they have come across such a racket in Karnataka
Two members of the technical staff at a Primary Health Centre (PHC) of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) were among four persons arrested for allegedly running a racket selling fake negative RT-PCR reports.
The racket was catering to people who wanted negative reports to fulfil conditions for travel and work, but did not want to take a test or wait for the report. Several such rackets have been busted across the country in the past two months, but this is the first such case in Karnataka, said a senior police official. “We are checking if there are more such rackets operating in the city,” the official said.
Roads jam-packed, despite lockdown
Roads jam-packed, despite lockdown
Police surveillance was negligent in several places, giving
vehicles a free pass to move about in
Bengaluru
The ‘strict’ lockdown imposed in Bengaluru to control covid seems to have fizzled out, as vehicles were seen populating the roads. On Day Three of the lockdown on Friday, the vehicular population increased more than what was seen in the first two days. Many of the arterial roads were seeing a slight rush though most of the shops had downed shutters after the four-hour window period between 6 am and 10 am. A test drive by
Bangalore Mirror found that vehicles were speeding up across the city as the police checking was lax at a few places. Police continued to verify the documents at important junctions like
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May 02, 2021 01:35 IST
Only 19,602 doses administered across all age groups in govt. hospitals and PHCs on Saturday in view of vaccine shortage
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Wait continues: A notice being pasted at a public health centre in Bengaluru on Saturday.
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Only 19,602 doses administered across all age groups in govt. hospitals and PHCs on Saturday in view of vaccine shortage
With mixed messages on vaccine availability from the State government, 40-year-old Raju S. was not sure if he would actually get his first shot when he decided to visit a vaccination camp organised by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) at Medahalli Government School, near K.R. Puram, on Saturday. But when he arrived, he found only around 10 people waiting in line to get their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. With no one in the above 45 years category, the staff at the camp decided to vaccinate him and others who fell in the 18 to 44 years category
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.