Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 5

The state government would soon launch a special campaign to inoculate all students above 18 years and staffers — both administrative and academic — at the colleges in Punjab.

A decision to this effect was taken at the 96th meeting of the health sector response and procurement committee, chaired by Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan here today.

She asked the Health and Family Welfare Department to appoint a team at the state as well as district levels for a weekly review of the Covid positivity data in order to sound an alert whenever positivity rate rises anywhere in the state.

Asking the health department to review the availability of “Fateh” kits at all health and wellness centres besides all other healthcare institutions in the state, the Chief Secretary called for a status report in this regard.

Principal Health Secretary Hussan Lal told the Chief Secretary that 72,12,629 eligible persons had been inoculated so far and the drive would be carried out at the full pace to ensure the coverage of all eligible residents in the state to check the virus spread.