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Great News for Jharkhand! CM Hemant Soren launches ‘Vaccine Express’ to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination

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In a bid to ramp up Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Jharkhand, the Hemant Soren-led state government on Wednesday launched 60 ‘Vaccine Express’ with an aim to inoculate around 12,000 people per day.

The facility has been launched for all 24 districts of the state. These vehicles would move around the rural areas and will be stationed at places depending on their requirement, a report by PTI said.

Flagging off the initiative, Soren said the objective of the facility is to reach out to the people living in inaccessible areas and those who have been left out of the vaccination campaign. He also urged the people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour amid concerns over the possibility of an impending third wave of the virus.

“The vehicles would be distributed among all 24 districts. I request the people to abide by Covid-appropriate behaviour,” Soren said in Ranchi.

The ‘Vaccine Express’ vehicles are expected to run till December this year.

Meanwhile, Jharkhand health secretary Arun Kumar Singh said that his department is trying to vaccinate as many people as possible even as he said the shortage of vaccine is a big constraint.

“We are trying to vaccinate maximum people with both doses but we don’t have enough vaccines. As of now, we are vaccinating 1-1.25 lakh people every day. The number would be elevated to 3 lakh if vaccines were available, but sufficient vaccine availability is a big question for us,” he said.

As per the data from the ministry of health and family welfare, the total Covid-19 vaccine coverage in the state has surpassed 1,74,16,944.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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