Keypoints:
- In Mumbai, people who have registered themselves on the CoWIN portal can get vaccinated without waiting for scheduled appointment.
- The move comes amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra.
- The ones who have not registered on the app, can visit the nearest vaccination centre, get registered and then get vaccinated at the centre itself.
- Amid the COVID surge, BMC will be conducting tests randomly at public places without consent.
On Sunday, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said tha Mumbaikars who are eligible to get inoculated can get their dose of vaccine without waiting for the scheduled date. This decision is taken so that the vaccination drive gains pace.
“The vaccine has now been made available to help prevent Covid-19 and it is necessary to speed up the vaccination drive. In this regard, the government has made arrangements to vaccinate senior citizens above 60 years of age and those with co-morbidities in the age group of 45-59 years. Citizens in the above-mentioned age groups are thereby appealed to register successfully on the Co-WIN portal and visit their nearest vaccination centre to get vaccinated without waiting for the date of the scheduled appointment,” the civic body said in a statement.
“Even those eligible citizens who have not registered on the CoWIN app are appealed to approach the nearest vaccination centre wherein they can first get registered and then get vaccinated at the centre itself. This may, however, take a little more time,” the municipal body said.
Speeding Up The Vaccination Drive!
Citizens eligible for vaccination can now, after successful registration at https://t.co/QYkqAzBenq, visit the center nearest to them and get vaccinated without any delay.
There is no need to wait till the scheduled date.#JabToBeatTheVirus https://t.co/8BzsmQISae
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) March 20, 2021
On Saturday, Maharashtra reported 27,126 new Covid-19 cases, 13,588 recoveries, and 92 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the State Health Department. With this, the total cases surged to 24,49,147 including 1,91,006 active cases and 22,03,553 total recoveries. However, the death toll mounted to 53,300.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai informed that Rapid Antigen Testing will be done randomly without citizens’ consent at crowded places like malls, railway stations, bus depots, markets, tourist places and government offices. One who refuses to get tested will be booked under the Epidemic Act.
