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Mumbai battles second Covid-19 wave: Long queues for vaccination
On Friday, Mumbai reported 3,039 new Covid-19 cases, while 71 patients succumbed to the infection. Long queues were observed outside vaccination centres across the city amid shortage of vaccines (All photos: mid-day photographers)
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On Friday, Mumbai reported 3,039 new Covid-19 cases, while 71 patients succumbed to the infection. Long queues were observed outside vaccination centres across the city amid shortage of vaccines
(All photos: mid-day photographers)
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Long queues and crowding at vaccination centres in Mumbai has become a concern as the civic body is struggling to vaccinate citizens amid short supply of vaccines
In picture: People stand in a long queue to get vaccinated at NESCO`s Covid-19 vaccination Centre Jumbo Facility in Goregaon Photo: Satej Shinde
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Eight staff members of Taloja Central prison tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
In picture: Commissioner of Police Hemant Nagrale takes a stock of situation at MMRC dedicated Covid-19 Health Centre at Ketkipada, Dahisar. Photo: Satej Shinde
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In picture: A man shows the details of his appointment to a security guard as he arrives at the MMRC dedicated Covid-19 Health Centre in Dahisar. Photo: Satej Shinde
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Taking into account the success of the drive-in vaccination initiative at Dadar`s Kohinoor parking lot, the BMC decided to start one such vaccine delivery point in each of its 24 wards. According to civic officials, the facilities will be open to citizens above 60 years of age, but only by appointment.
Passengers arriving in the city get tested at a railway station in Mumbai. Photo: Sameer Abedi
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In picture: A healthcare worker checks the body temperature of passengers arriving at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) railway station in Kurla. Photo: Sameer Abedi
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Recently, BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said that war rooms, dashboards for bed management, prohibition of release of test report directly to patients, and the decision not to dismantle jumbo Covid-19 facilities proved useful in the fight against the second wave of the novel coronavirus.
In picture: A citizen argues with an official at a vaccination centre in Mumbai. Photo: Satej Shinde
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In picture: People wait outside the Reliance Hospital in South Mumbai for Covid-19 vaccination. Photo: Bipin Kokate
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Passengers arriving in Mumbai by long-distance trains stand in a queue to get tested for Covid-19. Photo: Sameer Abedi
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