Works related to Covid 19 such as testing and vaccinations remained suspended at various districts in the State, due to the impact of cyclone Yaas for the past two days. According to State Nodal Officer for IEC/BCC Siddhartha Tripathi, vaccination in eight districts, having maximum impact of cyclone Yaas, were affected.
On an average, the State records around 35,000 vaccination on a daily basis, but on Wednesday due to severe rainfall in several districts of State due to cyclonic impact, the vaccination target was achieved to just 20,000.
Ranchi Civil Surgeon (in-charge), Dr Vinod Kumar said, “Due to cyclone Yaas many people failed to turn up at various centres. At the centre near Sadar hospital only 12 persons in the age group of 45 plus reached for vaccination. Also the impact of Yaas was felt in rural areas as Burmu and Thakurgaon centres were having thin attendance of people reaching for vaccination.”
People in the age group of 18 to 44 years as those who have booked their slot reached their respective centre for taking a jab, but there was thin presence of those who are 45 plus.
As Cyclone Yaas weakened into a deep depression over southern Jharkhand, Ranchi received a bout of heavy showers on Wednesday and Thursday morning.
In the Capital the biggest effect of cyclonic Yaas was the launch of mobile vaccination was postponed. The State Government was to launch the mobile vaccination facility from Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) Jawahar Nagar on Thursday, but the district administration at the last hour postponed the programme due to cyclone Yaas, which made a spate of destruction in Odisha and West Bengal.
Immunisation in-charge (district administration), S.B Khalkho said, “The Ranchi district administration was to launch the facility of mobile vaccination, but due to cyclone Yaas which originated at Bay of Bengal and laid a series of destruction in Bengal and Odisha. As weather experts had predicted heavy rainfall in Jharkhand including Ranchi the district administration decided to postpone the function.”
Khalkho said that the district administration will fix the next day for the launch of mobile vaccination facilities. The Ranchi district administration had made all preparations for launch of the mobile vaccination facility with senior officials of Ranchi district administration.
The mobile vaccination centre is an attempt of the district administration to give pace to vaccination programmes in the State under which those who are unable to visit immunisation centres will be vaccinated on the basis of booking of mobile vaccination van.
According to the district administration, it is necessary to have 20 people at any location to take advantage of mobile vaccination facilities. If there are at least 20 people, the control room number 7546028221 will have to be called and necessary information regarding vaccination such as age or other physical disabilities of concerned persons has to be informed to the control room followed by which the van will reach at the respective place.
In view of cyclonic storm Yaas, Covid-19 test and survey work has been postponed at various testing centres in Ranchi district on Thursday. As soon as the cyclone ends, the process of corona test will begin at various test centres in Ranchi district.