Two industry bodies representing chemists and medical device makers have asked the Centre to vaccinate their staff members against Covid-19 on priority, saying they worked through the epidemic despite facing an enhanced risk of infection.
The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists and the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry said on Thursday that their appeals to the Centre to include their staff members into priority populations such as frontline workers have remained unheeded.
The AIOCD has demanded priority vaccination for an estimated 940,000 employees and workers in thousands of retail chemist and distribution outlets across the country, while AIMED estimates about 20,000 surgical and medical device dealers and staff.
As Demand for COVID-19 Tests Rises, Labs in Delhi and Mumbai Are Running Out of Kits
Many labs have also said that the 24-hour rule has led them to limit the number of collections a day at a time when case count is rising.
A health worker takes a swab sample of a outstation passenger for COVID-19 tests at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, amid the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases, in Mumbai, Monday, April 12, 2021. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: The surge in COVID-19 cases, the requirement of entire families to get themselves tested and the demands raised by various state governments upon travellers to carry a negative RT-PCR test report have all cumulatively led to a shortage of testing kits and delays in preparation of reports by the authorised labs.
Chandni Chowk facelift likely to take more time
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Ahead of Delhi’s tableau showcasing the project on Republic Day, redevelopment work still far from complete
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Work on the Chandni Chowk redevelopment project in progress on Monday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
Ahead of Delhi’s tableau showcasing the project on Republic Day, redevelopment work still far from complete
A little over a fortnight before it is scheduled to be showcased on a State tableau during the Republic Day celebrations, work related to the Chandni Chowk Redevelopment Project on a 1.3-km stretch between Red Fort and Fatehpuri Mosque is visibly far from being completed,
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