Inoculation on wheels: Drive-in vaccination begins in Odisha s Bhubaneswar
Inoculation on wheels: Drive-in vaccination begins in Odisha s Bhubaneswar
Odisha s capital Bhubaneswar on Saturday kickstarted its drive-in Covid-19 vaccination drive for administering second doses to those above the age of 45.
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The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday began its own drive-in vaccination centre in the city.
BMC on Saturday launched Covid-19 vaccination drive for people aged above 45 years at its first drive-in facility at the parking lot of Esplanade One shopping mall near Rasulgarh Square.
Those who have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at private hospitals or government ones were asked to drive in to the parking lot of the shopping mall to get their second dose.
Mumbai had started drive-in vaccination for its citizens
BHUBANESWAR: In an effort to expedite second dose inoculation, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to launch drive-in vaccination for those above 45 years at Esplanade Mall in Rasulgarh Square from Saturday.
BMC officials said they have publicised the initiative across different platforms, including its official tweeter handle. It allowed slot booking from Friday and there has been good response from people. As per plan, people will drive into the mall’s basement parking lot through the designated entrance, get inoculated while sitting in the car, exit and then wait at the mall’s open air parking for half-an-hour before driving back home.
Drive-in Covid-19 vaccination begins in Bhubaneswar for those above 45 years
Drive-in Covid-19 vaccination begins in Bhubaneswar for those above 45 years Taking inspiration from the Mumbai model, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Saturday launched its first drive-in coronavirus vaccination centre in the capital for all those aged above 45 years.
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Drive-in vaccination starts in Odisha. (India Today)
Taking inspiration from the Mumbai model, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Saturday launched its first drive-in coronavirus vaccination centre in the capital for all those aged above 45 years.
The mass vaccination drive was launched at the parking area of Esplanade Shopping Mall near Rasulgarh Square in Bhubaneswar.
Vehicles illegally parked under a flyover in the Bomikhal area
BHUBANESWAR: The commissionerate police will embark on a unique mission to decongest road and flyovers in the city by removing abandoned vehicles parked at the busy squares for days and months from Saturday.
According to the plan, the police will first alert the owners of the vehicles through the public address system. The police have surveyed Rasulgarh Square and Baramunda Square, where the bus terminal is located to decongest both the areas.
The public announcement urging people to take their vehicles (both two wheelers and four wheelers) away from the roadside will run for two days. If action is not taken, police will tow the vehicles to park them in a common yard.