The health department and police officers have advised Covid vaccine recipients to visit centres near home over the next fortnight, when public transport will largely remain off the road as part of the Covid containment measures of the Bengal government.
As buses and autos are not allowed to ply during the period, those without private vehicles have to depend on app-cabs to visit vaccination centres at faraway places. On Sunday, app cabs were far fewer in numbers resulting in a steep surge in fares. “How will I go for vaccination when there are no buses and autos?”, was a question many cops on roads faced on Sunday.