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Economic Times | 31 Dec, 2020 | 06.37PM IST
Covid Live News: Pan-India mock vaccination to start from Jan 2
The activity is proposed to be conducted in all State Capitals in at least 3 session sites; some States will also include districts that are situated in difficult terrain/have poor logistical support.
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- The 88-page document details information to guide national, state and district level communication activities to enable information about COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination process reaches all people, across all states in the country.
- According to the document, the strategy aims at managing and mitigating any potential disappointment expressed by unmet demand for the vaccine or 'eagerness' amongst people and addressing vaccine 'hesitancy' that could arise because of apprehensions around vaccine safety, efficacy apart from any other myths and misconceptions.
- It also aims to provide information on potential risks and mitigate unintended crisis during the introduction and rollout.
Covid dry run: The States/UTs have been asked to ensure physical verification of all proposed sites for adequacy of space, logistical arrangements, internet connectivity, electricity and safety.
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States clampdown on New Year events
- In Delhi, curfew would run for two days from 11:00 pm until 6:00 am with gatherings limited to five people even before the shutdown
- Mumbai and other major cities in Maharashtra state have ordered a night-time shutdown until January 5
- Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka have all ordered curfews for New Year
- Odisha has announced night curfew on Dec 31 from 10 pm
Hyderabad police imposes curbs on New Year celebrations
- Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda police commissionerates have announced closure of all flyovers and certain roads in the interest of public safety.
- The government has granted permission to the Telangana Prohibition and Excise department to allow sale of liquor at retail outlets till midnight.It has also given permission for liquor to be served in bars, New Year events and in-house parties till 1 a.m.
- The department made it clear that this will be subject to observance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Covid-19.
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The objective of the dry run for COVID-19 vaccine introduction is to assess operational feasibility in the use of Co-WIN application in field environment, to test the linkages between planning and implementation and to identify the challenges and guide way forward prior to actual implementation. This is also expected to give confidence to programme managers at various levels
- Union health ministry on pan-India covid vaccination dry run
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Pan-India Covid vaccination dry run
- Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan held high-level meeting to review the preparedness at session sites for Covid-19 vaccination with principal Secretaries (Health) and other health administrators of all States/UTs through video conference.
- So far dry run has been conducted in four states.
- The activity is proposed to be conducted in all State Capitals in at least 3 session sites; some States will also include districts that are situated in difficult terrain/have poor logistical support
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All states to begin vaccine dry run from Jan 2: Union Health Ministry
The govt has placed orders for procurement of nearly 83 crore syringes. Additionally, bids have also been invited for nearly 35 crore syringes. These will be used for Covid vaccination & also for the Universal Immunization Programme
- Government of India
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The govt has not taken any official decision to impose night curfew
- Goa CM Pramod Sawant
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- She was hospitalised on arrival as she showed mild symptoms.
- China suspended direct flights to and from Britain indefinitely on December 24 because of the new strain.
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Odisha government has imposed a night curfew from 10 pm on Thursday to avoid large gatherings during New Year celebrations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Sec 144 is to be imposed in Cuttack & Bhubaneswar from 9 pm of 31st Dec till 5 am of 1st Jan 2021. We are deploying 40 platoons of police all over the city
- Sudhanshu Sekhar Sarangi, Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, Odisha
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Night curfew likely in Goa
- Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said he has spoken to the chief minister on imposing night curfew in the state on lines of the state of Delhi and Karnataka. "The file is already in the process," he added.
- He, however, did not specify when its implementation is likely to start.
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- PM Modi
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Preparation are in full swing for Covid vaccination in India
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Security tightened in Mumbai ahead of New Year
- About 30,000 personnel of the Mumbai Police and several drones will be on duty this New Year to ensure that Mumbaikars follow COVID-19 guidelines in light of the lockdown that is in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Night curfew to remain in place from 11 pm today to 6 am tomorrow.
- Section 144 to remain imposed prohibiting the gathering of 5 or more persons.
- There are currently 54,206 active cases in Maharashtra. As many as 18,24,934 people have recovered while 49,463 have succumbed to the virus.
A total of 25 cases of mutant United Kingdom virus detected in India after genome sequencing. Four new cases found by NIV, Pune and one new case sequenced in IGIB, Delhi. All 25 persons are in physical isolation at health facilities
- Union Ministry of Health
Telangana reports 415 new COVID19 cases, 316 discharges and 3 deaths yesterday
There will be no restriction on interstate movement of people and goods during night curfew in Delhi: Govt
China grants conditional approval to its homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
- The approval comes a day after Sinopharm said its vaccine showed 79.34 per cent efficacy and a 99.52 per cent antibody-positive conversion rate in the interim results of the Phase III clinical trials.
- China's National Medical Products Administration's drug registration bureau said earlier that a total of 11 Chinese vaccine candidates are in different stages of testing at home and abroad.
- Beijing Biological Products Institute Co, a Sinopharm subsidiary, said in a statement on Wednesday that interim results show the Sinopharm vaccine is safe and people who received two doses produced high-level antibodies.
- The announcement of China's approval for one of its vaccines came after the US authorised Pfizer and Moderna jabs.
- Britain has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for use in the UK, with the first doses due to be given on Monday.
- Russia too has approved its vaccine Sputnik-V.
