India on Wednesday permitted Covid-19 vaccination at each public and private workplaces across the nation from April 11.
Coronavirus Covid-19 Lockdown India update: As India stares at a probable overall health crisis amid the second wave of Coronavirus infections in the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a meeting today with chief ministers/administrators of all states/UTs to talk about approaches to tackle the ongoing Covid-19 circumstance in the nation. The meeting will be held practically. Two days back, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan had a meeting with CMs of 11 states/UTs which are witnessing a sharp spike in Covid-19 situations.
Several states/UTs have announced curbs to limit the spike some have imposed evening curfews and even weekend lockdowns, place restrictions on the movement of people today from other states, specifically from the hotspots states. According to reports, some states are facing a shortage of beds in the hospitals and vaccines for the inoculation drive, which is creating the Covid-19 circumstance even worse as India this week reported its all-time higher in Covid-19 everyday spike (more than one hundred,000 coronavirus infections, only second nation to accomplish the grim milestone soon after the US).
With the Covid-19 circumstance in India becoming worse with each passing day, the clamour for widening Covid-19 vaccination is expanding louder. Along with overall health authorities, many states and UTs have urged the Centre to decrease the age restriction for vaccination to 18 years to cover more people today. The government, on the other hand, has permitted workplace vaccination to cover more people today below the ongoing third phase inoculation in the nation in which people today above 45 years of age are acquiring Covid-19 vaccines.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took his second dose of Covid-19 vaccine at AIIMS Delhi. He urged these eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine shot to take it quickly to defeat the virus. “Got my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS today. Vaccination is among the few ways we have, to defeat the virus. If you are eligible for the vaccine, get your shot soon. Register on CoWin.gov.in,” Modi tweeted soon after taking the vaccine.
In order to limit the spread of Coronavirus infection, the worst-hit state Maharashtra imposed evening curfew and weekend lockdowns. Punjab, also, imposed evening curfew apart from restrictions on social gatherings, the state has also banned political rallies. Madhya Pradesh has also announced many Covid-19 curbs. Chhattisgarh announced a 10-day lockdown in Raipur. Night curfew will also commence in significant cities of Uttar Pradesh, such as Lucknow, Varanasi, and Kanpur, from today.