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Beneficiaries wait in a queue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine dose at Civil hospital in Lucknow.
As India ramps up its vaccination drive against coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh s Lucknow has administered over 10 lakh (1 million)Â doses of vaccine.
Speaking during a high-level meeting concerning Covid management and vaccination, Lucknow District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash directed concerned officials that tracing, testing and distribution of medical kits should continue on a warscale in both urban and rural areas. He also asked to further ramp up the vaccination programme in the district.Â
Meanwhile, the Centre on Friday said that more than 24 crore vaccine doses have been provided to the states and Union Territories so far.
OPD services to start in UP govt hospitals from Friday - Surgical services at district hospitals should also be started with proper care and caution, an order from the government read.
Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country, to have conducted more than 5 crore corona tests.The additional chief secretary (ACS), health Amit Mohan Prasad said, "So far, a total of 5 crore and 32 thousand tests have been .