Varanasi: While vaccination for children over 15 years will begin in the district from Monday, the revival of Covid-19 even when the celebration throughout the month of Kashi Vishwanath Dham, the opening drawing many pilgrims from the entire country has worried the district administration and the Ministry of Health.
Officials have begun to activate the entire machine for testing, care, and monitoring in the holiday district to complete their operating strategy amid the increase in Covid Case.Jump in Covid-19 infection starting from December 29 when the six new cases were revealed.
On December 30 and 31, the district registered eight and 11 new cases while 21 positive cases were detected on Saturday.
The revival of the trend in the increase in Covid-19 cases has maintained officials on their toes.
“The process of reactivating all test and treatment centers has been started since Friday, while integrated controls and command rooms are also being operationalized again,” said DM.
“The monitoring committee, which has played a key role in detecting sick people and gives drugs in each region and village, will also be active in one or two days.
The process of bringing private hospitals and nursing homes in the network for the right monitoring of Covid-19 will also be completed on Monday, “he added.
Ever medical officer from Sandeep Chaudhary, “The first dose coverage of Covid-19 vaccines in 18 years and above the age group in the district is at 95%.
Exercise to detect them, which is still not vaccinated, will be intensified from Monday while vaccination is 15 years and at For the age group of children will also begin.
We are targeting to vaccinate 1,13,250 people in the district on Monday.
The number of children between 15 years and 18 years will be more than 10,000 among them.
“CMO said that the slot to vaccinate children – Children between 15 years and 18 years in their educational institutions are being prepared and will be released in two days.
Children, who do not go to school, in this category will be covered with Tika Express, he added .S per winter vacation announced by the state government, schools under primary and secondary education will remain closed until January 14.
But almost all CBSE and ICSE schools, who have announced a winter vacation in December, will be reopened from Monday.
.Dm said that given the fresh spurt in cases Covid-19 education department officials have been called to a list of schools that are planning to reopen, to complete the action plan such as asking them to choose online classes.