Asserting the entire nation is in danger courtesy of the unprecedented improve in coronavirus instances, the Central Government on Tuesday mentioned all folks above 45 years of age can be eligible for vaccination from April 1.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, who addressed a media briefing within the nationwide capital within the wake of the rise in Covid-19 instances, mentioned the “advance appointment can be booked through http://cowin.gov.in
“If you don’t want to do this, you can go to your nearest vaccination centre after 3 p.m. and go for on-site registration,” he added.
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This comes because the six states of Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, proceed to report a surge within the Covid each day new instances. 56,211 new instances have been registered within the final 24 hours. Maharashtra has reported the best each day new instances at 31,643 adopted by Punjab with 2,868 whereas Karnataka reported 2,792 new instances.
The Union Health Secretary mentioned the officers of the Centre have spoken to the representatives of those states. “We told them why are they not increasing testing when cases are increasing. It’s essential to increase testing with a focus on RT-PCR tests. Rapid Antigen tests be used for screening tests in densely populated areas,” mentioned Bhushan.
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Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog, echoed comparable sentiments as he commented on the present Covid-19 state of affairs within the nation.
“We are facing an increasingly severe and intensive situation in some districts but the whole country is potentially at risk. All efforts to contain the virus and save lives should be taken,” he mentioned.
The Health Secretary additionally knowledgeable the weekly nationwide common positivity charge is 5.65%. “Maharashtra has a weekly average of 23%, Punjab has a weekly average of 8.82%, Chhattisgarh 8%, Madhya Pradesh 7.82%, Tamil Nadu 2.50%, Karnataka 2.45%, Gujarat 2.2% and Delhi 2.04%,” he added.
