Long queues and crowding at vaccination centres in Mumbai has become a concern as the civic body is struggling to vaccinate citizens amid short supply of vaccines

In picture: People stand in a long queue to get vaccinated at NESCO`s Covid-19 vaccination Centre Jumbo Facility in Goregaon Photo: Satej Shinde

Eight staff members of Taloja Central prison tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

In picture: Commissioner of Police Hemant Nagrale takes a stock of situation at MMRC dedicated Covid-19 Health Centre at Ketkipada, Dahisar. Photo: Satej Shinde

In picture: A man shows the details of his appointment to a security guard as he arrives at the MMRC dedicated Covid-19 Health Centre in Dahisar. Photo: Satej Shinde

Taking into account the success of the drive-in vaccination initiative at Dadar`s Kohinoor parking lot, the BMC decided to start one such vaccine delivery point in each of its 24 wards. According to civic officials, the facilities will be open to citizens above 60 years of age, but only by appointment.

Passengers arriving in the city get tested at a railway station in Mumbai. Photo: Sameer Abedi

In picture: A healthcare worker checks the body temperature of passengers arriving at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) railway station in Kurla. Photo: Sameer Abedi

Recently, BMC Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said that war rooms, dashboards for bed management, prohibition of release of test report directly to patients, and the decision not to dismantle jumbo Covid-19 facilities proved useful in the fight against the second wave of the novel coronavirus.

In picture: A citizen argues with an official at a vaccination centre in Mumbai. Photo: Satej Shinde

In picture: People wait outside the Reliance Hospital in South Mumbai for Covid-19 vaccination. Photo: Bipin Kokate

Passengers arriving in Mumbai by long-distance trains stand in a queue to get tested for Covid-19. Photo: Sameer Abedi