Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that the work of administration of vaccination is moving at a fast pace in the state and a total of 1.51 crore eligible beneficiaries have been vaccinated in the state.
He said that so far 1.14 crore (1,14, 68,739) eligible beneficiaries have been administered the first dose and 36,85, 419 beneficiaries have been administered the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Giving more details, Vij informed that 4,67,767 healthcare workers have been administered the vaccine, out of which 2,51,029 HCWs have been administered the first dose and 2,16,738 HCWs have been administered the second dose.
Similarly, so far 4,51,586 frontline workers have been vaccinated, of which 2,50,935 have been administered the first dose and 2,00,651 have been administered the second dose.
VIJ WRITES TO UNION HEALTH MINISTER FOR RENOVATION OF PGIMER BUILDING
Health Minister Anil Vij, who is currently admitted in PGIMER has written to the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya for the renovation of the old building of the institute. In the letter, Vij said, “It has been observed that there are some issues with the old building of PGIMER Chandigarh, built in 1950 with good design and structure of that time. The said building needs to be renovated or reconstructed for providing well advanced health facilities to the general public.”
“I would also like to discuss some points regarding this, when I happen to meet you,” the Minister said in his letter.
“We all are aware that PGIMER Chandigarh is a premier health institute of the northern area. Large number of patients from various states like Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir come here for treatment. All the high-tech and multi facilities are available here and as per the requirement or demand of time, new buildings are also getting constructed for providing better health facilities to the general public,” he added.
Earlier in a statement issued, Vij on Thursday said that the doctors and staff of PGIMER are continuously working hard and my health is also improving.
The Minister’s oxygen level had suddenly dipped on Friday when he was at his home in Ambala following which doctors advised him to take complete rest. He was admitted to the PGIMER on Sunday.