PATNA: Bihar government has decided to conduct special campaigns for Covid-19 vaccination on October 28 and November 7 to cover all those people who have so far not taken the vaccine.
Chairing a meeting to review the current status of covid-19 infection and vaccination, at ‘Sankalp’ hall of the chief minister's residence on Saturday, Nitish Kumar asked the officials to make all necessary preparations for the proposed special vaccination campaigns on October 28 and November 7 across the state.
“Ensure vaccination of all those remaining persons who were identified during the door-to-door campaign from October 18 to 20. At the same time, conduct a fresh survey to ensure that no one remains without taking covid-19 vaccine,” Nitish told the health officials and district magistrates (DMs) at the meeting. All the DMs attended the meeting through video-conferencing.
The CM said a large number of people living in other states return to Bihar during festivals like Diwali and Chhath. “Ensure Covid-19 test of all those people coming into Bihar from other states and not carrying the required RT-PCR test report. If the people coming to Bihar have not been vaccinated so far, then make arrangements for their vaccination,” Nitish told the health officials.
He further asked the DMs and health officials to maintain a special vigil at all railway stations, bus stoppages and the inter-state border check-points. He asked the DMs to make arrangements of sufficient numbers of security personnel, along with the arrangement of Covid-19 test and vaccination, at all railway stations, bus stoppage and inter-state check points.
Earlier, the additional chief secretary (health) Pratyaya Amrit made a detailed presentation before the CM on the current status of covid-19 infection in the state, covid-19 test and latest status of district-wise vaccination.
He further informed the CM that the health department and civil administration would remain in alert mode from October 25 to November 20 in the wake of Diwali and Chhath festivals. Amrit also said the health department has fixed a target of conducting 2.25 lakh covid-19 tests per day in the state from October 25.
