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Anxiety as Maha may get SII vaccine doses only after May 20
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Mumbai, April 27 : Sparking worries, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has informed the Maharashtra government that it can supply Covishield vaccines to the state only after May 20, Health Minister Rajesh Tope said here on Tuesday.
Tope said the availability of vaccines remains an uphill task and the state needs at least one week s quota delivered at one go in order to inoculate the maximum number of people. The SII has informed the state government that it can supply the Covishield vaccines only after May 20, Tope told mediapersons, even as the state has only 72 hours left before rolling out the vaccination drive for people in the 18-45 age group from May 1.
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The Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously requested Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to announce a complete lockdown as the existing Break The Chain guidelines aren t proving to be efficient in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope told reporters that the Chief Minister will announce his decision at 8 pm tomorrow. We have requested the CM to announce a complete lockdown in the state from tomorrow at 8 pm. This was the request of all ministers to CM, now it is his decision, said Tope. Tomorrow after 8pm, the CM will announce the decision on lockdown in the state, he added.