99-year-old Harbans Kaur after taking the Covid vaccine jab.
LUDHIANA: Showing full faith in the Covid-19 vaccine, 99-year-old Harbans Kaur on Monday got vaccinated in Ludhiana at a special camp being organised by United Cycle Parts and Manufacturers Association (UCPMA) on Gill Road. Her son Nirmal Singh (66) also got vaccinated.
After getting vaccinated, Harbans Kaur urged the residents to get themselves vaccinated at the earliest. She said that she was feeling completely fine after vaccination and \everyone should go for vaccination if we want to weed out Covid-19 from the society.
Her son Nirmal Singh said that his mother always wanted to get vaccinated and had no hesitation when was told about getting vaccinated. “I want to tell everyone that Covid-19 vaccination is completely safe and all people should get themselves vaccinated at the earliest,” he said.
Ludhiana deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said these kiosks have two separate pedals attached to them to dispense soap and water separately.
LUDHIANA: The Ludhiana district administration will install special foot-operated hand washing kiosks in grain markets to encourage farmers, labourers and other people to regularly wash their hands in view of sudden spike in coronavirus cases.
Deputy commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma said that the wheat procurement season would kick-start on April 10 and efforts are being made to keep the grain markets free from Covid-19.
Sharma said that these kiosks to be installed in all yards of the 13 market committees of the district.
As many as 11 rural districts in Maharashtra recorded over 100 new cases on an average between Feb. 21 and 27, compared to just 4 such districts between Jan. 3 and 9