Vaccination for 18-44 age group in Delhi from May 3: Kejriwal
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Vaccination for 18-44 age group in Delhi from May 3: Kejriwal. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 1 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that Covid vaccination for citizens in the age group of 18-44 year will commence in the national capital from Mar 3.
While the third phase of the nationwide inoculation drive for all those above 18 years of age commenced on Saturday, only a handful of the states have launched the process due to limited supply of vaccine doses.
Kejriwal on Saturday visited a polyclinic in Saraswati Vihar for the symbolic start of the vaccination drive.
Over 80,000 people in 18-44 age group vaccinated, many states delay process due to shortage of jabs
While Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Jammu and Kashmir among other states and union territories launched the vaccination drive, Karnataka and Odisha made only a symbolic start to it.
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Shashank Shekhar, 18, left, stands with his sisters displaying their vaccination cards after receiving COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Prayagraj. (Photo | AP) By PTI
NEW DELHI: The Health Ministry said 84,599 beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group received their first dose of coronavirus vaccine in the country on Saturday.
A total of 16,48,192 vaccine doses were given till 8 pm on Saturday, the 106th day of the inoculation drive, the ministry said.
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Delhi lockdown extended by a week.
In view of the Covid situation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that lockdown in the national capital is being extended by one week. The current lockdown was to end on Monday (May 3), however, it has been further extended for one more week. This is the second time in 2021 when lockdown has been extended to contain the spread of the virus. The restrictions in Delhi were first placed on April 19.
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal said that the Covid vaccination for citizens in the age group of 18-44 year will commence in the national capital from May 3.
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Vaccination for 18-44 years to begin from Monday
Delhi Government will extend the ongoing lockdown in the city by one more week beyond May 3, Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister, has said.
“Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week”, Kejriwal tweeted on Saturday evening.
It may be recalled that Delhi had initially gone in for a six-day curfew (loosely called lockdown) till April 26, and this was extended by a week to May 3. Now, this is being further extended by one more week to May 10, according to Kejriwal.
Meanwhile, Kejriwal on Saturday said that the Delhi government would commence from Monday Covid vaccination of people between 18-44 years.
Vaccination for 18-44 age group in Delhi from May 3: Kejriwal(Ld)
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Vaccination for 18-44 age group in Delhi from May 3: Kejriwal. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, May 1 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday that Covid vaccination for citizens in the age group of 18-44 year will commence in the national capital from May 3.
While the third phase of the nationwide inoculation drive for all those above 18 years of age commenced on Saturday, only a handful of the states have launched the process due to limited supply of vaccine doses.