Preference for those taking the second dose after May 1: Mayor Mohol
Preference will be given to those taking the second dose, along with senior citizens after May 1 in Pune city. After May 1, private hospitals will be purchasing vaccines directly from companies, hence vaccines will not be supplied by the municipal corporation, Mayor Murlidhar Mohol told a press conference here on Monday. Deputy- Mayor Sunita Wadekar, Leader of the House Ganesh Bidkar, Chairman of City Improvement Committee Anand Rithe were present on the occasion.
The fifth phase of immunization will begin on May 1. In this phase, it has been decided to vaccinate all 18-year-olds against corona. In a meeting with the Municipal Commissioner and senior officials on Monday, Mohol said more than two lakh senior citizens, 15000 health workers, and 45000 front-line workers would be given priority in vaccination. Mohol also said that after May 1, the vaccine quota received from the state government will be used only at the immunization centers of municipal hospitals.
The second-lowest number of patients reported on Monday
The number of corona overcome is more than eighteen hundred than those affected, The response that has been getting in Pune since last week is still there. The second-lowest number of patients in the corona wave was reported on Monday. During the day 2538 new patients have been found. More importantly, the number of Corona survivors is higher than the number of newly infected. The growing number of Corona liberators is a great relief to the city. In the last few days, the number of new patients in the city has come down to less than three thousand. During the day, 2538 new corona infections were detected. The number of those released from the corona is four thousand 351. Earlier on March 29, the number of corona sufferers was less than three thousand.
At present, Six Thousand Six-hundred Thirty corona infected patients are being treated with oxygen in various hospitals in the city, and 1971 patients are critical. Twenty-five lakh fifty thousand 163 people have been examined in the city and out of which four lakh two thousand 655 patients were found to be infected, out of which three lakh 48 thousand 689 have been released from the corona. At present, the number of patients in the city is 47,420.
The Municipal Corporation will ask Serum Institute for the supply of vaccines.
Movements to buy the vaccine directly. Everyone over the age of 18 will be vaccinated from 1 May. However, the current campaign is hampered by a shortage of vaccines. Therefore, the municipal corporation is preparing to speak directly to the Serum Institute. Adar Poonawala chief executive officer of Serum Institute has been asked for the time to discuss the matter, Mayor Muralidhar Mohol said on Monday.
The municipal corporation has set up more than 100 vaccination centers in the city. But the campaign hasn’t been in full swing in the last few days, due to an insufficient supply of vaccines. Requests are being made to the government for this but the situation is not improving. Even though the vaccine is being manufactured in Pune, the required vaccine is not being supplied to the city, the mayor said. Hence we asked for time from Adar Poonawala has asked for time for discussion.
Corporator Maruti Aba Tupe started the ‘My Ward My Responsibility’ campaign in Sasane Nagar.
Corporate Maruti Aba Tupe started a drug spraying activity. Considering the increasing prevalence of corona in the Hadapsar area, as a matter of urgency, Corporator Maruti Aba Tupe undertook the task of spraying the drug. The entire area was mainly cleaned.
Citizens responded well to this campaign. The railway gate at Sasane Nagar in Hadapsar area, Mankar Mutton Shop, Indian Bank Society, Sasane Nagar Street No. 12 to 15, Kale Colony, Pandhare Mala Vasahat, Sahyadri Sarita Society, Jai Jawan Society, Covid Center, etc. were disinfected by spraying. On this occasion, Col. BN Thorat, Col. Suresh Jamwal, Prashant Surase, Pallavi Suruse, Sandeep Shewale, Sandeep Rawade, Ravi Adagale, and activists of Maruti Aba Tupe Youth Foundation were present.
Shivajirao Adhlrao Patil inaugurated the Sevabhavi Hospital at Kale Borate Nagar.
Dashrath Baliba Bhan gire Trust and Satyashiv Global Foundation inaugurated a social hospital at Kale Borate. At this rate, health check-ups cost Rs. 10, and the below program was conducted by Shiv Sena Deputy Leader and former MP Shivajirao Adhalrao Patil. Corporator Nana Bhan gire took the initiative for this program. Dr. Priyanka Kotwal, Dr. Rohit Borkar, Dr. Sharad Karande, Dr. Namrata Shinde, Shiv Sena leader Abhimanyu Bhan gire, Sachin Tarwade Intu Bhai Sheikh were present on this occasion. Adhalrao Patil said that he was working for the people at the grassroots level by putting forward the ideas of Balasaheb Thackeray.
Bhangire said the crisis in Corona has made it difficult for citizens to access health facilities, so the hospital was started to provide medical services at a low cost.
