NEW DELHI: In view of the rising COVID-19 instances within the nation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to the central authorities urging to open vaccination for all, stated Delhi Well being Minister Satyendar Jain.
When requested concerning the Ministry of Well being and Household Welfare letter to Punjab, Delhi and Maharashtra, asking them to undertake essential corrective actions instantly for bettering the COVID-19 vaccination drives of their state/UT, Jain stated the Centre is doing politics over vaccination.
“Centre is doing politics over vaccination. We should always struggle the COVID-19 pandemic collectively. Centre was alleging that there was much less vaccination of healthcare employees in Delhi. We will additionally say that there was much less vaccination at Centre’s hospitals. This is not a difficulty, the difficulty is that we have now to vaccinate increasingly individuals quickly,” he stated.
“The vaccination drive goes nicely in Delhi. We acquired some vaccines yesterday. We’ve got inventory for 4 to 5 days. We’ve got demanded extra and we’ll get it,” he stated.
Addressing media, Jain on Thursday stated, “The Chief Minister had written to Centre that vaccination must be opened for all. We’ve got made two extra requests that vaccination must be allowed no less than for all adults. Secondly, it must be allowed even at camp settings and never solely at healthcare amenities.”
Jain additional stated that out of the whole vaccination accomplished in Delhi, ”solely 30 per cent to 40 per cent was accomplished within the central authorities’s hospitals”.
He stated as an alternative of preventing the pandemic collectively, the Centre alleged that there was much less vaccination of healthcare employees in Delhi.
“We should always struggle the COVID-19 pandemic collectively. Centre was alleging that there was much less vaccination of healthcare employees in Delhi. We will additionally say that there was much less vaccination at Centre’s hospitals. This is not a difficulty, the difficulty is that we have now to vaccinate increasingly individuals quickly,” he stated.
Yesterday, Manohar Agnani, Extra Secretary, Union Well being Ministry wrote to Principal Secretaries of Well being and Household Welfare of Punjab, Delhi and Maharashtra, asking them to undertake essential corrective actions instantly for bettering the COVID-19 vaccination drives of their state/UT.
Jain additionally stated out of the whole vaccination accomplished in Delhi, solely 30 per cent to 40 per cent was accomplished within the central authorities’s hospitals.
Jain additionally knowledgeable that Delhi has COVID-19 vaccine inventory that may final just for 4 to 5 extra days.
He stated the vaccination drive goes nicely in Delhi. “We acquired some vaccines yesterday. We’ve got inventory for 4-5 days. We’ve got demanded extra and we’ll get it,” he added.
In view of the rising Covid-19 instances, the Delhi authorities has imposed an evening curfew within the nationwide capital from 10 pm to five am, ranging from Tuesday. The curfew rule will stay carried out until April 30.
Delhi reported 5,506 new Covid-19 instances and 20 deaths on Wednesday. The nationwide capital has 19,455 lively instances presently.
Jain stated the Covid-19 instances are doubling weekly. “The positivity charge in Delhi is 6 per cent. It’s greater in city areas and lowers in rural areas… The mortality charge is 0.4 per cent,” he added.
