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URL copied The government has decided to conduct the dry run of COVID-19 vacccine in Punjab. Wait for vaccine against the coronavirus may be over soon. The government has decided to conduct the dry run of COVID-19 vacccine in Punjab next week. According to a statement released by the state government, the dry run will be conducted in Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar districts on December 28 and 29 at five locations. The dry run is aimed at testing the laid out mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in the health system, Punjab's Health Minister Balbir Singh said. "It wi...

Punch Newspapers Sections James Abraham, Jos Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state on Wednesday said he had no plan to lock down the state as a response to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The governor disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos during a meeting he had with stakeholders including Local Government Chairmen, traditional rulers, religious leaders, community leaders, and health experts to discuss how best to address the situation in line with the advisory of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. A Statement by the Director of Press and Public Affairs, Macham Makut, said the meeti...

Coronavirus vaccine India’s total number of COVID-19 cases are at 1,00,99,066, out of which 2,89,240 are active cases. The Central government is expected to have some big announcement related to the vaccine on December 25. India is likely to approve Oxford/AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in the country by next week, after its local manufacturer submitted additional data sought by authorities. It could be the first country to give the nod to the British vaccine as the British regulators continue trials. India wants to start immunizing its citizens next month and is a...

The Plateau State Government on Wednesday, said it has intention of imposing another lockdown in response to the second wave of COVID-19, but will ensure strict compliance to all preventive protocols. The State Government also banned all cultural festivals billed to take place during the Yuletide, and all recreational centres are to be closed until further notice. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a stakeholders’ meeting convened by Governor Simon Lalong to discuss how best to address the situation in line with the advise of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. La...

TODAY December 23, 2020 No fewer than 9 members of the National Youth Service Corps deployed to Niger state have tested positive for COVID-l9, investigations have revealed. Newsmen learnt that the corps members were discovered to be positive after tests carried out on them when they reported for the two-week orientation programme at the Paiko temporary orientation camp. It was learnt that those affected had already been placed in isolation in one of the government facilities in the state. The development it was gathered stopped those concerned from passing out with others on Tuesday after t...