09 May,2021 06:36 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Members of Bhamla Foundation create vaccine awareness in Bandra slums. Pic/Shadab Khan
Vaccination of those who are 45 years and above will be conducted between noon and 5 pm on Sunday. Vaccination for people of 18 to 44 years of age will be carried out at eight vaccination centres.
These include BKC Jumbo, Seven Hills, Rajawadi and Cooper hospitals, World Tower, Chunabhatti Maternity Home, BYL Nair Hospital and Community Hall in Bandra. Timings will be announced by the BMC on Sunday, as will the updated centres list for the week.
As of Saturday, 58,906 doses were successfully administered in a day. The vaccination was carried out at 80 centres run by civic and government hospitals and two private centres. The new stock of vaccine is now expected.
Meanwhile, 4,698 people, between the age of 18 and 44 were also vaccinated on Saturday. Out of the total 58,906 doses administered, 27,293 were given as a first dose and the rest as a second dose to citizens. People who had first taken Covaxin are still struggling for a second dose as the stock is being received in very small quantities at the moment.
KEM Hospital fired two contract health workers after a video of an elderly patient being left on the footpath without treatment went viral on social media. The administration explained that the patient was later admitted to the hospital for treatment. The patient, who was under the care of a resident doctor, was suffering from abdominal pain and was directed to be referred to the ESR on the ground floor of the new building for consultation with a surgeon on Friday. Two health workers were sent along. However, a citizen found the patient outside the gate, and filmed the incident.
