PM noted that an advisory was sent to the states to identify districts of concern where case positivity is 10% or more and bed occupancy is more than 60% on either oxygen supported or ICU beds.
He has already approved opening a dedicated bank account-Raj CMRF COVID VACCINATION ACCOUNT-for this purpose.
The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by the chief minister on Tuesday, officials said.
Uttar Pradesh government has announced that it will administer Covid-19 vaccine free of cost to all. Uttar Pradesh is home to 20 crore people.
Uttar Pradesh Tuesday breached the 350-mark for daily COVID-19 deaths as 352 patients succumbed to the viral disease, but one-day recoveries outstripped new cases by over 12,500, according to official figures. The state reported 25,858 new cases and 38,683 recoveries, the data showed.
ICPA, a union body that represents pilots who fly narrow-body aircraft, in a letter has threatened to stop work if the airline management would not start vaccination camps across India for the flying crew immediately.
State IEC Bureau deputy director Archana Mundir said vaccination will be on the basis of pre-registration and will take place between 9 am and 5 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
In a letter to Air India's Director of Operations RS Sandhu, ICPA said, "With no healthcare support to the flying crew, no insurance, and a massive opportunistic pay cut, we are in no position to continue risking the lives of our pilots without vaccination."
The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday said the COVID-19 vaccine wastage in the state was only 0.22 per cent
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its COVID-19 vaccine pricing policy.
Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia today visited a vaccination centre to inspect the phase-3 drive of the COVID-19 vaccination.
Covid-19 vaccination for 18-45 age group to begin from Monday. The third and the largest phase of vaccination, under which beneficiaries in the 18-45 age group will be given jabs against coronavirus, will begin here on Monday
Some private hospital chains commenced the COVID-19 immunization drive for the 18-44 age group at limited centers in the country
The Editor's Guild of India suggested that journalists should be given priority in vaccination and also urged media organizations to ensure their safety in these unprecedented times.
Fortis Healthcare, in a statement, had said people in the 18-44 age group will be administered Covaxin for Rs 1,250, which will include the cost of vaccine and administration charges, at its "centres across north India from Saturday".
Nearly three-quarters of a million appointments were made on Monday and Tuesday as the National Health Service (NHS) began by first inviting 44-year olds followed by people aged 42 and 43 by text.
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The JDS leader noted that the State has close to seven crore population of which persons in the age group 18-44 is about 37 per cent making it the largest chunk at 2.59 crore.
Himachal Pradesh health minister informed that the state government has demanded 60 lakh doses of vaccine from Centre ahead of vaccination drive, starting from May 01, for people above 18 years.
"Lockdown, mask, sanitizer, corona curfew are all temporary arrangements, the vaccine is the permanent solution and I urge people especially youth to consider it as their national duty," Mishra said.
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