First dose vaccination to resume from June 1 in Chittoor

District collector M. Hari Narayanan stated that the primary dose vaccination drive would resume from June 1.

Speaking to the media right here on Monday, the collector stated that as many as 1.22 lakh folks have been but to be given the second doses in the district. He stated that at current, there was inventory of 24,000 items for the second dose, and it might begin from Wednesday. “The entire month of May would be focused on providing a second dose vaccine to the public on a seniority basis,” he stated.

Referring to the oxygen shares in the federal government hospitals, Mr Narayanan stated that at current there was no dearth for oxygen. He stated that over 40 tonnes of oxygen is getting used for the Covid sufferers in the district, and a request was positioned with the state authorities for procurement of 4 extra tonnes day by day in view of the spike in the variety of optimistic circumstances and demand for the beds.

The Collector appealed to the general public not to panic, however to strictly adhere to the Covid protocols, significantly using facemasks, sanitizers and sustaining social distance on the public locations.

Meanwhile, the variety of optimistic circumstances in Chittoor district over the past 24 hours stood at 1543, displaying an enormous fall in the determine since every week. (*1*) a senior medical officer stated.