Senior citizens take the jab
COVID-19 vaccination centres across Mumbai witnessed huge crowds on Tuesday as senior citizens turned up in large numbers to get the jab. While at present, only those above the age of 45 years are being inoculated, vaccination will open for everyone over the age of 18 years, starting May 1. Photo: AFP
Argument outside vaccine centre
Beneficiaries waiting outside a vaccination centre in Goregaon got into a war of words on Tuesday. Police personnel present at the spot immediately rushed to intervene and ensure that law and order is maintained at the centre for smooth vaccination. Photo: ANI
Corona-warriors on duty
Health workers stand on the back of an ambulance as they transport patients at the Jumbo COVID-19 field hospital in Mumbai. Photo: AP
Maintaining records
A health worker deployed at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus for testing outstation passengers arriving in the city was seen labelling and maintaining a record of the antigen swab tests conducted during the day. Photo by Sanjay Hadkar/BCCL
Maharashtra floats tender
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday informed that the state government has floated a global tender to procure Remdesivir (a drug used in treating coronavirus patients) and oxygen amid an acute shortage in the state. The tender that has been floated is for 10 lakh Remdesivir vials, 40,000 oxygen concentrators and 25,000 metric tonnes of oxygen. The government has given three days to bidders to quote their prices for these items. Photo: ANI