Amid an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases in China, the Centre on Wednesday advised people to use masks in crowded places and take precautionary doses to protect themselves from getting infected.
Centre s Covid-19 advisory: VK Paul, NITI Aayog member (Health) who heads the national task force on Covid, has said there is no need to panic, and that adequate tests are being conducted. He advised people to wear masks in crowded areas.
"The government is ready with a plan to vaccinate 4.34 crore eligible beneficiaries in next 75 days in 8,000 Government COVID Vaccination Centres across the state," the minister said. As of now, the state has a stock of 8.84 lakh doses of Covishield and 31.55 lakh doses of Covaxin, he said. COVID-19 Precaution Dose: Karnataka Govt to Conduct Workplace, Door-to-Door Vaccinations.
The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended reducing the gap between the second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the current nine to six months.