COVID-19 vaccination: Kerala to launch global tender for procuring 3 crore doses
Chief Minister Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state has initiated steps to call for a global tender for sourcing the vaccine doses
PTI | May 17, 2021 | Updated 21:44 IST
Chief Minister Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Amid shortage of vaccine to fight COVID-19, the Kerala government on Monday announced a global tender for procuring three crore vaccine doses. Chief Minister Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the state has initiated steps to call for a global tender for sourcing the vaccine doses. The tender notification will be issued today, he told reporters here.
Vijayan said the vaccination of those in the 18-44 age group has started in the state.
COVID-19: Kerala records 99,651 recoveries, 21,402 new cases, 87 deaths; CM says peak over
The dip in new COVID cases was detected through 86,505 tests carried out in the last 24 hours, taking the test positivity rate to 24.74 per cent.
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Police checking for the essential service e-pass, which is required for commuting, in Kerala. (Photo | Vincent Pulickal, EPS) By PTI
KOCHI: Continuing to register a decline in new daily infections, Kerala on Monday reported 21,402 fresh COVID-19 case, taking the caseload to 21,39,314, while a record 99,651 people were cured in the last 24 hours, pushing the total recoveries to 18,00,179.
The dip in new COVID cases was detected through 86,505 tests carried out in the last 24 hours, taking the test positivity rate to 24.74 per cent.
Kerala to float global tender to procure 3 crore COVID vaccines ANI | Updated: May 17, 2021 22:31 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 17 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said that the state government has initiated steps to float a global tender to source three crore COVID vaccine doses. The tender notification will be issued today , he said.
Addressing media persons here Vijayan said that the vaccination for adults aged 18 to 44 years has started in the state, and first priority will be given to people with serious illness, the CM said. After registering on the Central Government s Cowin website, they should register in the state government s Covid portal using the same phone number and submit the required information. In addition, they have to upload the Co-morbidity Form after getting it filled by a registered medical practitioner. Applications without Co-morbidity Form will be rejected. So far, 50,178