With the transfer stock option on the Co-WIN portal introduced just two months ago, several private hospitals in the city are able to give their vaccine vials to smaller hospitals in need. Introduced on August 1, the transfer stock option requires the transferring hospital to upload information to the Co-WIN portal such as the CVC (Covid vaccination centre) ID, vaccine brand,
UPDATED: April 9, 2021 01:41 IST
Recent data released by the government shows that availability of hospital beds is quite worrisome in Bengaluru. (Reuters file)
With Bengaluru facing the brunt of the second wave of Covid-19, Karnataka health minister Dr. K Sudhakar said that from now onwards, for every single positive case detected, at least 20 contacts have to be tested.
The minister added that with the new testing strategy in place, the government will test around 1 lakh people every single day.
Dr. K Sudhakar organized a review meeting with officials from Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bengaluru (Urban) and Bengaluru (Rural) districts and said that the government is adopting the strategy of implementing strict measures and increasing the rate of vaccination among the local population.
Karnataka gets 15 lakh doses of Covid jab; no shortage, says K Sudhakar
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Last Updated: Apr 06, 2021, 11:08 AM IST
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The minister’s comments came even as some private hospitals in Bengaluru turned away patients on Monday saying they had run out of stock. For instance, Apollo Hospital at Bannerghatta Road stopped the vaccination on Monday afternoon as they did not have sufficient stock.
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Karnataka health minister K Sudhakar on Monday said the state has received 15 lakh additional doses of Covid vaccine from the Centre in two consignments and there was no shortage of vaccines.
He said of the 15 lakh doses of vaccine, 10 lakh were transported to Bengaluru and five lakh sent to Belagavi.