With the contemporary inventory of anti-COVID 19 vaccines being made accessible by the Mumbai civic physique, the halted vaccination drive will resume at 62 of the 71
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designated private hospitals in the megapolis from April 12, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal mentioned on Sunday. In Mumbai, 49 civic and government-run establishments are designated as vaccination centres whereas 71 private hospitals have the power to administer the anti-COVID 19 vaccines.
(*62*)About 40,000 to 50,000 individuals will likely be administered the anti-COVID 19 vaccines day by day in Mumbai. The vaccination centres in the 71 private hospitals stopped functioning on April 10 and April 11 due to the scarcity of vaccines. The inoculation drive, nevertheless,
continued in civic and authorities hospitals.
(*62*)The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had introduced that the train would resume in the private hospitals after the civic physique will get ample inventory of the doses.
(*62*)”The BMC received 99,000 doses late on April 9. On April 10, 1,34,970 doses were received. The BMC received a total of 2,33,970 doses in the last two days. The civic body has disbursed some stock to the private hospitals. The vaccination will commence in 62 of the 71 private hospitals from April 12,” the BMC mentioned in a press release.
