Vaccination for Journalists: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday knowledgeable that his authorities is writing to the Central authorities to contemplate journalists as frontline staff and needs to be allowed for vaccination on precedence.
“Journalists are reporting from most adverse situations. They should be treated as frontline workers and should be allowed vaccination on priority. Delhi government is writing to centre in this regard,” he stated.
The announcement by Kejriwal comes a day after nationwide capital registered greater than 13,500 coronavirus circumstances within the final 24 hours, the very best ever single-day spike for the reason that onset of the pandemic early final yr.
Earlier this month, Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to permit a mass vaccination drive in Delhi. Kejriwal in his letter has requested Modi to permit the state authorities to open new vaccination centres in Delhi in addition to permit rest within the age for the inoculation and making it obtainable to all.
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With important rise in day by day variety of Coronavirus circumstances within the nationwide capital, AAP-led Delhi authorities has been pushing for a mass vaccination drive throughout the town to cowl all of the residents of the town.
Kejriwal has additionally claimed that if the Centre permits mass vaccination, then the Delhi authorities can vaccinate all of the residents inside three months.
