Above five lakh vaccine doses administered in Srinagar

The DC said though the situation with regard to Covid-19 is improving day by day, wearing masks,  maintaining physical/social distancing, hand hygiene and avoiding mass gatherings are imperative to protect our family and fellow citizens from the covid19 induced pandemic.

The DC briefed the media about the present situation of the Covid-19 in the Srinagar district.

The DC said that pace of the ongoing vaccination drive has been intensified and till date above five lakh vaccine doses have been administered which is the highest number of Covid-19 vaccines inoculated in the Kashmir Division.

He informed that about 90 per cent of the population under the age group of 45- 60 have been administered with the anti-Covid-19 vaccine shots and left out people will be administered with the vaccine in coming days to achieve the 100 per cent target.

He also added that presently we have about 450 active positive cases in the district so we have to strictly adhere to Covid safety precautions to tackle the emergence of the third wave of Covid-19 as predicted by various health Experts.

Regarding the Eid rush amid the pandemic, the DC said that there is a need to understand that virus does not go for holidays, presuming it and doing away with the Covid guidelines will prove harmful.

Whenever we take the virus lightly, we get trapped, it was observed that after the first wave, people presumed that the virus was over, but suddenly an explosion took place across the globe, said the DC adding that as experts are predicting a third Covid wave, the SOPs have to be followed in spirit