A particular bus carrying Covid vaccine broke down outside Patna airport.
In a humiliation for Nitish Kumar administration in Bihar, a particular bus deployed to ferry Covid vaccine from Patna airport to the storage centre broke down because it was leaving the airport.
Health division staff accompanying the bus and few bystanders have been seen pushing the refrigerated automobile to begin it after its battery reportedly died down.
According to reviews, about 9 lakh doses of Covid vaccine have been contained in the bus which was to be delivered on the Nalanda Medical College Hospital (NMCH).
“89,689 vials being transported in this van. Each vial contains 10 doses,” said Mukesh Kumar, a pharmacist, accompanying the van.
Soon after the incident was reported on TV channels, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav took a dig on the Nitish Kumar authorities.
“State of Health infrastructure in Bihar. Need I say more…??” Tejashwi tweeted.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar instructed the media that preparations have been made to check folks coming again to the state from states like Maharashtra the place Covid instances have spiralled within the final couple of weeks.
“For those from Bihar who are returning to the State due to the current COVID-19 situation, arrangements are being made for them. Those coming by trains from Maharashtra will be tested for COVID19 at the railway stations,” he said.
Bihar reported over 1,900 new Covid instances on Thursday. The complete tally of instances within the state has now touched 2,73,830 with almost 1,600 fatalities thus far.
