Govind Sharma
JAMMU, May 6: At least 80 Covid vaccination centres in Srinagar district and 20 in Jammu could not conduct the vaccination drive today as their stocks have run dry while the Government has been waiting eagerly for the fresh batch of stocks for which they have already placed orders.
Official sources told Excelsior that for last few days, many Government-designated COVID vaccination centres across J&K could not continue the vaccination drive as whatever supply of vaccines they had received from the Government, has been used and now their stocks are empty. Among all 20 districts of the UT, Srinagar district has been badly affected due to shortage of vaccines as in over 80 centres the vaccination drive could not take place today while in Jammu district, over 20 centres could not offer vaccination services.
Covid Vaccine Shortage Shuts 80 Centres Shut In Srinagar, 20 In Jammu
SRINAGAR: At least 80 Covid vaccination centres in Srinagar district and 20 in Jammu could not conduct the vaccination drive today as their stocks have run dry while the Government has been waiting eagerly for the fresh batch of stocks for which they have already placed orders, Jammu based newspaper
Daily Excelsior reported.
Excelsior quoting official sources told that for last few days, many Government-designated COVID vaccination centres across J&K could not continue the vaccination drive as whatever supply of vaccines they had received from the Government, has been used and now their stocks are empty. Among all 20 districts of the UT, Srinagar district has been badly affected due to shortage of vaccines as in over 80 centres the vaccination drive could not take place today while in Jammu district, over 20 centres could not offer vaccination services.
Srinagar Admin Declares 7 More Areas As Containment Zones
SRINAGAR: the district administration Srinagar has declared seven more areas as Containment zones in Srinagar in view of the fresh detection of Covid-19 Positive cases.
According to the separate orders issued by the DDMA Srinagar, the areas which have been declared containment zones are Parimpora, Zoonimar, Peerbagh, Gulab Bagh, Jawhar Nagar, Boatman Colony Bemina and Mehjoor Nagar.
The order reads that in view of the detection of more than twenty and thirty cases respectively, the respective areas have been declared as containment zones.
District Magistrate Srinagar, who is also the chairman of DDMA, Mohammad Aijaz in separate orders said that it has become imperative to take preventive measures in these localities to contain the further spread of the Covid-19.
Seven persons die due to COVID in Srinagar, toll reaches 2,133
Seven persons die due to COVID in Srinagar, toll reaches 2,133
Health workers and relatives carry the body of a man who was died due to covid19 in Srinagar.
Pic: Shakeel/Excelsior
SRINAGAR: Seven more COVID-19 patients died on Sunday morning in Srinagar, taking the total number of Coronavirus deaths in Jammu and Kashmir to 2,133.
An official said that seven persons who died today include 86-year-old female from Alamgari Bazar, 80-year-old male from Mehjoor Nagar, 70-year-old man from Harwan, 85-year-old female from Awanti bawan, 70-year-old male from Lal Bazar, 67-year-old female from Rainawari, Srinagar and 45-year-old male from Udhampur.
SRINAGAR: Seven COVID-19 patients died on Sunday morning in Srinagar, taking the total number of deaths in Jammu and Kashmir to 2,133.
An official said that seven persons who died today include an 86-year-old female from Alamgari Bazar, an 80-year-old male from Mehjoor Nagar, a 70-year-old man from Harwan, 85-year-old female from Awanti Bawan, a 70-year-old male from Lal Bazar, 67-year-old female from Rainawari, Srinagar and a 45-year-old male from Udhampur.
The official said that the 70-year-old male from Harwan, 45-year-old male from Udhampur, 85-year-old female from Awanti Bawan died at SKIMS Soura.
He added that an 80-year-old male from Mehjoor Nagar and a 67-year-old female from Rainawari died at SMHS Hospital while a 70-year-old male from Lal Bazar and an 86-year-old female from Alamgari Bazar died at Chest and Disease Hospital Dalgate.