Hyderabad: The whole Indian head of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslim (AIMIM) and MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday called on Telangana Minister K Chandrashekar Rao COVID-19 vaccination for those who have received job offers from the Gulf countries.
Asaduddin Owaisi said on Twitter and wrote: ‘Many in Hyd have received job offers from abroad, especially the Gulf. Countries demand a vaccination certificate for Covishield. Request @TelanganaCMO to hold a spl wax camp for work visa holders, as is also done for students going abroad. Appropriate certificates can also be issued. ”
Covishield is the only vaccine available in India recognized by the WHO and several other countries.
Saudi Arabia approves Covishield on Sunday COVID-19 vaccine in the country. The Indian embassy in Riyadh has announced that the Gulf nation has recognized Covishield as an equivalent of the AstraZeneca shot.
The Telangana government on Saturday launched a special trip for students who have to go abroad for further studies at the Institute of Preventive Medicine (IPM).
The special vaccination campaign focuses on those who have to leave for their foreign countries. According to media reports, 7,000 students have so far been registered with the department of health.
‘On the first day, 350 slots were given to students to be vaccinated. The students are being administered Covishield as Covaxin is not recognized in several countries, ”said ANI that the director of the Institute for Preventive Medicine, dr. Shankar, it is said.
When the nationwide exclusion announced on March 24, 2020, millions of people lost their jobs, the ongoing crisis disrupted the labor market around the world on an unprecedented scale.
Thousands of Indian expats returned home, most from the Gulf, asking to pack bags to limit the number of expats in the Kingdom.
Source: The Siasat Daily