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GUWAHATI: Based on Centre's instruction to states, Assam health and family welfare department on Monday wrote to districts to immediately discontinue new registration of healthcare workers (HCW) and front line workers (FLW) for Covid-19 vaccination, after giving ample chance to get them inoculated since January.
However, those registered already, will get vaccinated, informed immunization spokesperson and director of health services (family welfare), Assam, Munindra Nath Ngatey.
According to health sources, a considerable number of Anganwadi workers (frontline workers) have been left out from the vaccination drive, as daily Covid cases on Monday touched 70 in Assam- highest in the last several weeks. Two more Covid related deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.