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COVID-19 vaccination in Mumbai: In bid to control chaos at centres, BMC considers ward-wise jabs for residents
A woman flashes victory sign as she gets inoculated with a dose of Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a vaccination centre of the Rajawadi Hospital in Mumbai on May 1, 2021, during the first day of Indias vaccination drive to all adults.
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Mumbai: In an attempt to make the Covid vaccination drive smooth and hassle-free for all age groups in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering the idea of implementing a system under which people could be directed to go to centres located in the municipal ward in which they reside, rather than vaccine-centre hopping across the city or to other districts for the purpose. This, sources said, is among several ideas the BMC is mulling at this stage, but the details of implementation are yet to be thrashed out.
By Dr KK Aggarwal
During the pandemic, India proved to the whole world that it has the best medical facilities as compared to most developed countries. As far as communicable disease management is concerned, India is right on top. It even reached out to the whole world in supplying Covid-19 medicines such as hydroxychloroquine.
Not only medicines, India even supplied diagnostic kits and medical equipment, ranging from masks, gloves and ventilators, to other countries. Many were given as gifts to partner nations. India has also conducted virtual camps in training healthcare workers, especially on how to conduct the tests. It has worked day and night to develop a vaccine to eradicate this pandemic.
UP budget focuses on farmer welfare, women and Ayodhya
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Big budgetary allocations towards road and expressway construction and clean drinking water facilities were made for ongoing projects, ahead of next year’s assembly election, while also setting aside sufficient funds for the beautification and tourism facilities in Ayodhya and Varanasi.
The Uttar Pradesh government laid special emphasis on schemes related to farmer welfare in a Rs 5.5 lakh crore budget presented on Monday, along with nutrition of women and children, and extended social security to landless farmers and unorganised sector workers whose plight was laid bare during the migrant crisis, in what the CM called a budget that reflected an Atmanirbhar Uttar Pradesh .