March 18, 2021 6:06 PM

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Vaccination capacity in Delhi to be enhanced to 1.25 lakh per day: CM Arvind Kejriwal

<span style="color: #222222;">Vaccination capacity in Delhi will be ramped up from about 40 thousand per day to 1.25 lakh daily.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Briefing media today, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed everyone who is eligible to get themselves vaccinated. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">At present thirty to forty thousand vaccine doses are being administered per day.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said vaccination is being done in about 500 centres in Delhi which will be doubled.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In centres, especially government centres, vaccination is being done from 9 AM to 5 PM.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Kejriwal said the hours will be increased from 9 AM to 9 PM so that more people can be vaccinated.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Chief Minister said a little leniency came into the system as number of cases dropped in last few weeks.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said orders have been given today for tracking, tracing and isolation to be implemented strictly.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He added that surveillance will be done strictly and wearing mask and social distancing will be strictly ensured.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Kejriwal appealed Centre to relax some parameters so that vaccination can be done at more centres.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Saying that vaccine production has increased, the CM requested Centre that instead of making a list as to who are eligible, a list should be made as to who are ineligible.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He added that vaccination must be permitted for everyone else.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said if Centre allows vaccination for everyone and Delhi gets sufficient supply of vaccine, then everyone in Delhi can be vaccinated within three months.</span><br />''  

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