Bengaluru’s zonal health officers have been told to double the city’s Covid-19 vaccination rate as the country’s pandemic enters its second wave, according to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta. Gupta told the media after a meeting with special commissioners, joint commissioners, and health commissioners that 35,000 people are being vaccinated every day at the moment.
“In the aftermath of Bengaluru’s second Covid wave, zonal health officers have been told to double the city’s vaccination levels. Daily, 35,000 people in the city are being vaccinated “he said.
The BBPM chief also stated that two lakh vaccines would be delivered to the state on Wednesday to boost vaccination rates.
“The city’s vaccination rate is in desperate need of improvement. Staff at Asha have been told to raise vaccine awareness among those who are eligible and to encourage them to get vaccinated. Furthermore, due to the arrival of two lakh vaccines tomorrow, the vaccination rate would be doubled “he mentioned.
“In the district, COVID-care centers are located at Haj Bhavan and HAL. Hotels with a 50-bed capacity and vacant buildings will be used as Covid treatment centers in two to three areas in all zones to separate asymptomatic patients “he added.
He went on to say that monitoring should be ramped up in areas where Covid-19 cases are on the rise.
The majority of new cases in the country are coming from Maharashtra, Punjab, and Kerala, so people traveling from other states will be verified.
In private hospitals, about 20% of total bed space would be reserved. Previously, Covid patients were assigned 50% of the beds. The beds must be reserved in advance of the second wave’s arrival he continued to say that the state health department announced that 5,279 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, including 3,728 in Bengaluru Urban. There are 42,483 current cases and 12,657 deaths from covid 19.
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