Maharashtra Government to vaccinate all its citizens free of cost
Amidst the ongoing discussions on free of cost vaccination in the country, Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Sunday announced that the state government will vaccinate all its citizens free of cost.
Virar Hospital Fire: CEO, CAO arrested, remanded them in police custody for one day
Police on Sunday arrested the chief executive officer and the chief administrative officer of a Palghar-based hospital where a fire killed 15 COVID-19 patients two days back, an official said.
After their arrest, the hospital's CEO, Dr Dilip Bastimal Shah (56), and CAO Dr Shailesh Dharmadev Pathak (47) were produced before a Vasai court which remanded them in police custody for one day, he said.
COVID-19 claims three lives in Mumbai Police force in 2 weeks
With the death of a constable in Mumbai due to COVID-19, the virus has claimed the lives of three police personnel within two weeks, an official said on Sunday.
The 46-year-old constable attached to Chunabhatti police station succumbed to the infection on Saturday, he said.
All COVID-19 vaccination centres in Mumbai to function tomorrow; issues relating to oxygen supply resolved: BMC chief Iqbal Singh Chahal
COVID-19 vaccination at a few centres in Mumbai, including the BKC Jumbo COVID-19 centre, was halted due to a shortage of vaccines. However, the issue has been resolved and all the vaccination centres in the city will be functional tomorrow (Monday), said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal on Sunday.
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