Massive Covid-19 vaccination drive in Madhya Pradesh from Nov 15

Teachers decorate a classroom at Silver Hills Higher Secondary school in Kozhikode, ahead of the reopening of schools in Kerala on Saturday. Pic/PTI

The Madhya Pradesh government will embark on a special vaccination drive from November 15 to ensure that all citizens get vaccinated against Covid-19 by December 31, an official notification said on Saturday. According to the order issued by the Chief Minister's Office, Covid testing at public places, markets, railways stations and other places will also be set up again.

Under its extended plan for vaccination, phone calls will be made to those who have received their first dose to remind them about the second. A decision in this regard was taken during a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Friday evening, where Chauhan directed officials to hold Covid vaccination and testing camps during public programmes in the coming days.

The government has also decided to rope in school and college students in their awareness campaign so that they can encourage their parents and relatives to get vaccinated.

India logs 14k new cases

In the last 24 hours, India registered 14,313 fresh Covid-19 cases and 549 deaths. The recovery of 13,543 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,36,41,175.

Over 56L doses in 24 hours

With the administration of 56,91,175 doses in the last 24 hours, India's vaccination coverage has exceeded 105.43 crore. As per provisional reports, 1,05,43,13,977 doses have been administered.

Hospitals may use Covid-reserved beds for dengue patients: Delhi govt

Delhi government has said that hospitals may use one-third of the beds reserved for Coronavirus patients for those suffering from vector-borne diseases, if the need arises. The order came in the wake of the surge in cases of dengue in the capital. Delhi has reported over 1,000 cases of dengue this year, with more than 280 cases logged in the last week, according to a civic report released on Monday.

3,42,60,470
Total number of cases in the country as of Saturday

4,57,740
Total no. of deaths due to the virus in India

3,36,41,175
Patients Recovered and discharged in India as of Saturday

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