The target is to vaccinate 1450 frontline staff in the next ten days.
Embassy REIT, India’s first listed REIT and the largest office REIT in Asia by area, along with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative body responsible for civic amenities in Bengaluru has set-up the first Covid Vaccine Centres (CVC) at Embassy Manyata Business Park and Embassy TechVillage, Bangalore for frontline staff working on the business parks as per the guidelines provided by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and permissions from the government.
The pilot vaccination drive launched at Embassy Manyata Business Park and Embassy TechVillage, Bangalore on April 8th and 9th, witnessed a total of over 200 frontline staff receiving vaccines. The target is to vaccinate 1450 frontline staff in the next ten days.
Embassy REIT is in discussions with the health authorities for the implementation of the vaccination programme for employees of the over 100 occupiers across all the Embassy REIT business parks in Bengaluru.
The CVC comprises a waiting lounge, registration by BBMP officials both in hard copy and as well CO-WIN portal, vaccination room, duty doctor and an ambulance in case of emergencies.
Mike Holland, Chief Executive Officer of Embassy REIT said, “Embassy REIT is dedicated to providing safe workspaces for our tenants, and we place a high premium on the wellbeing of all employees across our parks including front line workers such as security guards and housekeeping staff.
We have partnered with BBMP to set up CVCs to kick-start the vaccination campaign for those working in our parks. We thank the authorities and are supporting them with this initiative so as to play our part in to achieving the goal of widespread and speedy vaccination across the city of Bengaluru.”
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