A special vaccination campaign will be conducted in the district of Garhwa on the occasion of World Health Day on April 7, said Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Kumar Pathak at a Press conference here on Saturday.
The DC said that as per the instructions of Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, a special campaign is to be carried on for vaccination of people above the age of 45 years from April 1, 2021. He informed that under this campaign, vaccination programme will be run as a special drive in the district on April 4-5, April 7-8, April 10-11 and April 13-14. In this context, micro planning has also been demanded from the In-charge Medical Officer, Subdivision Officers, Block Development Officers of all blocks so that this campaign can be made successful with full preparation.
The DC said that during the special vaccination campaign at least 25000 beneficiaries are to be vaccinated. Apart from this, Covid-19 test will be done on every 21 days of all health workers for the purpose of controlling infection.
Sub-Divisional Officer Ranka was directed to conduct Covid-19 test of all persons in Ranka, who are coming from Chhattisgarh.
In view of the increasing cases of Covid-19, the district administration has started to strictly follow the guidelines issued by the government. The District Transport Officer, Garhwa has been directed to ensure compliance with the norms set for the operation of the transporter. The DC said that during the investigation campaign it should be ensured that all passengers and drivers comply with the mask and social distancing as well as sanitise the vehicle after every trip.
The DC also instructed the workers working in highly congested areas, vendors selling crafts, food items, people selling food items on the footpaths to get a corona check on a war footing. He appealed to the peoples conduct a Covid test and to comply with the guidelines of Covid-19 issued by the government.
Apart from Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Kumar Pathak, Dr. JP Singh, District Public Relations Officer Saket Kumar Pandey, Officer-in-Charge Branch Secretariat Chandrajit Singh, DPM JSLPS Pankaj Kumar, DPM Health Department Praveen Kumar, etc. were present in the press conference.