BJP Price of #Remdesivir Injection Is Ministrated 47 Lakh Doses of Vaccines the Chief Minister Also Hoped That the Pleted by May 18
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I’m hance the vaccination coverage, Chief BHUBANESWAR: With Odisha facing an acute shortage of COVID vaccines, Pipli by-election going to reiterate the same in my Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday inoculation of age-appropriate people could be carried out only at 427 out of the upcoming poll rallies too. urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi 1500 sites across the state, Saturday. Talking to the media, Dr Bijay Panigrahi, to make COVID-19 vaccines available Director of Family Welfare and the state Nodal Immunisation Officer, said, that in the open market enabling willing cit- COVID vaccination has been halted in Jharsuguda, Nuapada and Koraput due to now on May 13 izens to avail the vaccines. non-availability of vaccines. He further said immunisation has also been cancelled on weekends in urban areas in the 10 districts of Sundergarh, SHORT TAKES “COVID-19 vaccines may be made POST NEWS NETWORK termanded following the de- available outside the government sup- Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nawrangpur, mise of Congress candidate Koraput and Malkangiri on account of weekend shutdown clamped by the state Pharma cos cut ply chain, in the open market, so that Bhubaneswar, April 17: Ajit Mangaraj April 14. government in these districts. Taking into account the stock of available doses willing citizens who can afford the vac- The Pipli Assembly seg- Mangaraj succumbed to remdesivir prices of the vaccines in the state, vaccination can be undertaken for a maximum of 2- cine can avail them. This will help gov- 3 days, he added. He further said that the state currently has 3.6 lakh doses of ment will go for fresh by- COVID-19 during the ernments to have a focused approach Covishield and 2.3 lakh doses of Covaxin vaccine remaining in its stock. poll May 13, said sources in electioneering. New Delhi: Prices of remdesivir towards the vulnerable sections of the the office of the Chief According to rules, now injection have been voluntarily society, Naveen said in a letter to the the states should support units to ramp Electoral Officer (CEO) here only the Congress party will curtailed by various drug companies on the intervention Prime Minister. up vaccine production. “As this is an in age criteria as these are economic claimed that Odisha has the lowest Saturday. Formal notifica- be allowed to field a fresh of the government, National He further said that the vaccines al- extraordinary situation and our gov- nerve centres of the country, Patnaik rates of wastage in the county and has tion for the by-poll will be is- candidate for the by-poll, Pharmaceutical Pricing ready approved globally by the credi- ernments should run the extra mile in suggested, saying any lockdown in the capacity to administer 3 lakh doses sued, April 19. which was necessitated fol- Authority (NPPA) said Saturday. ble agencies and governments may be this regard,” he pointed out. these areas will have an impact on in a day. As per the source, April lowing the death of sitting Drug companies like Cadila accorded approval to increase their The few metropolitan cities which the rest of the country in terms of Highlighting acute shortage of vac- 26 has been set as the last BJD MLA Pradeep Healthcare, Dr Reddy's supply. Stating that India has a huge contribute the highest COVID cases labour movement. “At an appropri- cine in Odisha, Patnaik said, “We are date for filing of nomina- Maharathy in October last Laboratories and Cipla have cut vaccine manufacturing potential, the should be allowed priority vaccina- ate time, adequate quantity of vac- getting huge response from people to tions, while the nomination year. Maharathy too suc- the prices of their respective Chief Minister said both the Centre and tion and there needs to be flexibility cines should be made available for the get vaccinated. However, intermit- will be scrutinised on the fol- cumbed to COVID-19 in brands of remdesivir injection states to procure and scale up the tent supply is creating a challenge in lowing day. October 2020. (100 mg/vial). The antiviral drug AS THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY vaccination process,” he mentioned meeting the demand.” Earlier, he had The last date for with- While ruling BJD has is used in the treatment of SITUATION AND OUR GOVTS SHOULD RUN in the letter. requested for 25 lakh vaccine doses drawal of candidature is fielded Maharathy’s son COVID-19. “Due to the THE EXTRA MILE IN THIS REGARD. On vaccination programme in to help the state administer 3 lakh April 29. The entire elec- Rudra Pratap as its candi- government’s intervention, the NAVEEN PATNAIK | Odisha, he said the state has so far ad- doses every day. tion process will be com- date for the by-poll, BJP price of #Remdesivir Injection is ministrated 47 lakh doses of vaccines The Chief Minister also hoped that the pleted by May 18. nominated Ashrit Patnaik, now reduced! I am thankful to ODISHA CHIEF MINISTER to healthcare workers, frontline work- Centre would be planning to scale up the vac- The by-election sched- who unsuccessfully con- pharmaceutical companies for ers and people above 45 years. Patnaik cination drive. uled for April 17 was coun- tested the poll in 2019. joining hands with the government to fight against COVID-19 Pandemic,” Union Minister of State for Chemicals MY PHONE IS and Fertilisers Mansukh L Gujarat HC suspects govt Mandaviya tweeted. P9 SEC 144 IN TWIN CITIY BEING TAPPED, 4 Sikhs killed in US ‘fudging’ Covid-19 figures WILL ORDER CID FedEx shooting DURING NIGHT CURFEW AGENCIES PROBE: MAMATA POST NEWS NETWORK Washington: At least eight Ahmadebad, April 17: Despite PRESS TRUST OF INDIA people, including four Sikhs, Bhubaneswar, April 17: The the rebuke of the Gujarat High were killed and five others were left injured in a mass Commissionerate Police have Court, which initiated a initiated Galsi (WB), April 17: A day after shooting at a FedEx facility clamped prohibitory orders under a suo motu PIL Friday in view of a purported audio tape -in which in the US state of Indiana, Section 144 of CrPC in twin cities the looming COVID-19 health emer- she is heard proposing a rally with according to community of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar dur- gency in the state, the state of af- the bodies of Cooch Behar firing leaders. The gunman, ing the night curfew hours starting fairs remain sordid. victims- surfaced, West Bengal identified as 19-year-old Saturday. In the first two weeks of April, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Brandon Scott Hole of Twin City Police Commissioner Ahmedabad alone saw 180 deaths Several bodies burning on one pyre in Surat Saturday alleged that her phone Indiana, died by suicide Saumendra Priyadarshi issued an listed as COVID fatalities, but the is being tapped and said she will after the shooting on early order in this regard Saturday. The number of bodies arriving at the 260 COVID-19 victims have been order a CID probe into it. Friday morning, taking the prohibitory orders will be in force local crematoriums say another cremated in the district since April Addressing an election rally toll to nine. About 90 per in Police Commissionerate limits story. Though the High Court had 7. However, the government records here, she accused the BJP of being cent of the workers at this between 9:00pm and 5:00 am. directed the Vijay Rupani govern- confirm only 36 deaths in the dis- involved in the conspiracy as the delivery service facility are “There will be restriction on ment to be “honest and transpar- trict since last year. The Rajkot saffron party “cannot match” the said to be Indian-Americans, movements during the period. ent’ regarding COVID positive cases district saw over 298 deaths in sev- ruling Trinamool Congress’ cam- mostly from the local Sikh However, workers in essential serv- from 9pm to 5am successful. He re- ing the night lockdown. and related deaths, the authorities eral hospitals within a span of paigning on development pro- community. Maninder Singh ices have been exempted. They will quested the residents of the Cuttack Priyadarshi informed the media continue to fudge figures. seven days from April 8, but the grammes. Walia, community activist, be allowed movement only on pro- and Bhubaneswar to follow the that no passes are required for peo- For instance, the death toll re- death audit committee confirmed said the four Sikhs who have duction of identity document is- COVID-19 protocols. Police will ple engaged in particular sectors like leased by in the government bul- only 57 deaths due to COVID. died are Amarjt Kaur Sekhon, 48, Jaswinder Kaur, sued by their respective organisa- take stringent actions against any- medical emergency and IT and ITes letins for four major cities of Gujarat According to a PTI report, metal Amarjit Kaur Johal and tions for bona fide official work,” one found not following the guide- to ply during the curfew.