Coimbatore: City corporation commissioner P Kumaravel Pandian launched a mobile vaccination drive on Monday.
The drive will target 10,000 people a day, the commissioner said. “We have been vaccinating people aged above 45 years at government hospitals and primary health centres. About 200 people are getting vaccinated in a PHC a day. The mobile vaccination drive was launched to increase the number of people getting vaccinated. Three vehicles each have been allotted for the five zones. Staff manning the vehicles have been instructed to meet the target.”
Those working in industrial units, commercial establishments, private companies, educational institutions and general public will benefit from the drive. “People can contact the staff on the telephone and WhatsApp number to make use of the facility. The vehicles will visit places where there are least 50 people. They should follow Covid precautionary measures,” said a corporation source. “Each team comprising of two staff and three supportive staff would be able to vaccinate 200 people in a session. Additional vaccine vials will be supplied to them immediately if required.”
The three Covid care centres at Bharathiyar University, Anna University and Codissia trade fair complex have 1,500 beds, Pandian said. “We are working on to increase the number of beds to 3,000.”
The rapid increase in number of positive cases in the city is directly proportional to the population and density, the commissioner said. “We plan to limit the number of people in parks, commercial complexes and markets by 50%. We plan to introduce token system at parks from Tuesday. Traders and farmers in markets will be asked to work in shifts,” he added.