All Private COVID-19 Vaccination Centres To Remain Closed Till April 12 In Mumbai

Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has said all private COVID-19 vaccination centres in Mumbai will remain shut till April 12 as no vaccination stock is available.

“Due to insufficient supply of COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination will not be available at the immunisation centres of private hospitals on April 10 till April 12, 2021,” it said.

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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said that the vaccination drive at private hospitals will resume once more vaccine doses are made available.

“On April 10, vaccination will take place in government and civic centres between noon and 6 am, and it will be between 9 am and 5 pm on April 11. Citizens eligible for vaccination can travel to centres during curfew on medical grounds,” the BMC said.

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However, the vaccination drive will continue as planned at all government and municipal centres. Around 90 vaccination centres, including 71 in private facilities, were closed on Friday due to a shortage of vaccine doses.

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As per BMC data, some 50,000 people are being inoculated daily at private centres. Earlier this week, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said that many districts in the state are likely to run out of COVID-19 vaccine stock in three days.

Meanwhile, The state on Friday reported 58,993 new cases of coronavirus, which pushed its overall tally to 32,88,540, while the death of 301 patients took the toll to 57,329, the state health department said.

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