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NOIDA: Residents’ Welfare Associations (RWAs) have started organising paid inoculation camps in collaboration with private hospitals as government centres continue to face vaccine shortage for almost a fortnight.
The district had announced its plans to start vaccination camps in highrise societies as part of its mega inoculation programme from July 1 and residents’ bodies had decided to hold free sessions with the government. But the programme was postponed after the district faced a shortage of doses in the last week of June.
“We had spoken to officials about organising free inoculation camps and we were going to start those from July 5. But they are still facing a shortage of doses and the officials are not being able to confirm when they can start the drive. Given the situation, some Apartment Owners’ Associations (AOAs) are now organising paid vaccination sessions in residential complexes. Most people are scared after the second w
Noida: The health department will set up vaccination camps at housing societies across the district through the month of July. Each complex will be told about the schedule three days in advance and around 150 teams have been formed for managing the sessions.
Awareness drives have already started and in rural areas and residents will be given a slip with details of their nearest vaccination centre. According to officials, Noida has submitted a micro plan to the state government to cover each cluster in the district.
“We will have 138 teams in 65 clusters for both urban and rural areas. We will reach out to the housing societies and work out the details with the Apartment Owners’ Associations (AOAs). Residents do not have to apply anywhere individually,” said Dr Neeraj Tyagi, the district immunisation officer.
Resident associations, builders pitch in to nurse Covid patients
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With the healthcare system coming under pressure as the country battles the second wave, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and some builders are pitching in by setting up Covid care centres in collaboration with health professionals. In fact, some malls have also collaborated with local authorities for vaccination drives.
Such facilities are being equipped with oxygen cylinders and concentrators to help Covid patients with mild symptoms.
Real estate developer M3M Grouphas collaborated with Indian Air Force to set up a 150-bed Covid Care Centre at Gurugram to provide food and medical facilities, including oxygen, at one of its apartment complexes.
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COVID-19: Ambulance rates capped in Noida
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Saturday fixed an cap on rates charged by ambulances during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. âPeople can lodge a complaint on helpline number 18004192211 or 112 if they are overcharged by the ambulance service provider,â District Magistrate Suhas LY said in official order.
According to the order, any ambulance without oxygen support will charge not more than Rs 1,000 for a maximum 10 km and Rs 100 for every km thereafter.
Ambulances with oxygen support can charge a maximum of Rs 1,500 for 10 km and thereafter, Rs 100 per km, it stated.
Those with ventilator or Bi-pap support can charge Rs 2,500 for 10 km and thereafter, Rs 200 per km, it added.
Greater Noida: On the lines of Noida Authority, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) is going to initiate a drive to provide oxygen for those in home isolation. Officials in the authority have started reaching out to residents of apartment complexes in Noida Extension area, however, the residential colonies and blocks having row houses are yet to be covered.
GNIDA chief executive officer (CEO) Narendra Bhooshan, who is also the nodal officer for Covid-19 management in Gautam Budh Nagar district, said: “Supply of oxygen to hospitals treating Covi-19 patients is our priority in the present scenario. At the same time, a team of officials has been asked to assess the demand of those in home isolation in Greater Noida. We will try to work out a proper arrangement for the residents recovering at home as well.”