Ranchi: With educational institutions that are opened in the midst of relaxation of the norm of locking, the State Health Department intensifies vaccination programs for people involved in the education sector.
Directions have been issued by the district authorities to conduct Covid-19 tests regularly on people who visit schools and other educational institutions, and have also been decided that a special vaccination camp will be held to autoculate teachers.
Speaking with Toi, additional Secretary of the Head (Health) Arun Kumar Singh said: “We monitor the situation every day and have instructed the deputy commissioner from all districts to conduct Covid-19 tests regularly.
We will also arrange special vaccination camps for teachers and school staff and other colleges that are not fully vaccinated.
“Asked about maintaining the Covid-19 protocol in school, Deepa Mandal, Prinerti Ranchi Zila School, said:” We ensure that the SOP released by the state is followed as ensuring social distance, must wear a mask at any time And clean it a place after a few days.
We also asked students to bring sanitizer and mask.
“In particular, a total of 42,672 beneficiaries vaccinated on Sunday, where 32,067 received their first dose while 10,635 received their second jab.
Cumulatively, a total of 23,16,530 beneficiaries have been fully inoculated in a temporary state of 93.19,833 has received their first shot.
The country received a new consignment of 22 covishield boxes on Sunday afternoon, taking a total vaccine stock in the state to around six lakh.
“On Sunday night, we have a stock opening of six doses of lakh vaccine.
Of the total six doses of lakh, 4.32,220 is covishield and 1,67,780 is covaxin,” said a health department official.