Do Not Queue Up At Vaccination Centres Tomorrow, Vaccine Isn’t Available: Delhi CM

Mumbai: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged residents of the national capital not to queue up at vaccination centres as vaccines have not yet been received. People aged 18 to 45 will be eligible to get the jab from May 1.

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“We have not yet received the vaccines and are in constant touch with the company. We are hopeful that vaccines will reach by tomorrow or the day after. They have assured us 3 lakh doses of Covishield is coming to us first, tomorrow or the day after,” he said.

“I request you to not queue up at the centres tomorrow. As soon as the vaccines come, we will make proper announcements. Only then people with appointments can start coming to the centres,” he added.

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He further says, “We have requested both companies to make 67 lakh doses each available to us in the next three months. The Delhi government is ready to make payments for it. People of Delhi will be given free vaccines. We are making all efforts to see that people of Delhi are vaccinated in the next three months.”

As many as 395 people died due to coronavirus in Delhi in the last 24 hours, marking the biggest single-day rise since the pandemic began.

Further, Delhi reported 24,235 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours at a positivity rate of 32.82%. The number of active coronavirus cases in the national capital currently stands at 97,977.

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