COVID-19 vaccination: 1,000 people in 18-44 age group vaccinated in Mumbai
origin-businesstoday.intoday.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from origin-businesstoday.intoday.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On first day, 1,000 people in 18-44 group inoculated in Mumbai
tribuneindia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneindia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(Photo by AFP)
Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will be conducting a vaccination drive today (May 1) for all registered beneficiaries between 18 and 44 years of age. According to civic officials, five vaccine centres â BYL Nair, Cooper, SevenHills and Rajawadi Hospitals and the BKC Jumbo Vaccine Centre â will be holding the vaccination drive for all adults. However, there will be no vaccination drive for citizens above 45 years of age. Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani said they had received 20,000 doses of Covishield, which had been distributed to five vaccine centres in the city. However only registered beneficiaries would be eligible to get their shot at these centres. âWe have decided to conduct a vaccination drive only for registered beneficiaries between 18 and 44 years of age. There will be no walk-ins,â he said.
: Monday, April 26, 2021, 12:21 AM IST
COVID-19 in Mumbai: Tighter curbs help to contain spread of virus; 43% drop in cases over last 10 days
Officials have attributed this drop to the early diagnosis of the cases, increased testing and restrictions imposed by the state government following which cases are under control
Mumbai: A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of the passengers arriving from outstation at Dadar railway station in Mumbai, Sunday, April 25, 2021.
(PTI Photo)
The imposition of tougher restrictions in Mumbai appears to be helping â the number of new corona cases have been falling over the last 10 days, a 43 per cent drop since April 14. There were 9,925 cases were reported on that day, which dropped to 5,888 on April 24. Officials have attributed this drop to the early diagnosis of the cases, increased testing and restrictions imposed by the state government following which cases are under control.