One year ago today, India set out on the challenging journey of vaccinating its massive 1.38 billion-strong population against Covid-19 and it takes more than just physical strength to administer vaccines to elderly villagers, especially eligible children, existing in harsh weather conditions, and the onset of a third wave, on the other side of the lofty mountains of Himachal Pradesh.
Where Himachal tribals stand guard against the pandemic
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VISHAL GULATI ( IANS) |
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Tue, May 11 2021 12:48 IST |
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Himachal Governor, CM greet people on Maha Shivratri. Image Source: IANS News
Shimla, May 11 : With Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur continuing to motivate the panchayat heads to play a crucial role to trace and quarantine all those who returned from other states, authorities of the remote Kaza subdivision have gone one step ahead to ensure the community protection from the pandemic.
It has framed its own Covid-19 health protocols that include mandatory rapid test for all those who are coming to the area, even from within the state, as there is a shortage of health infrastructure.