‘Health infra under pressure’
Tribune News Service
Mohali, April 23
Deputy Commissioner Girish Dayalan today said the district administration was facilitating vaccination for the maximum number of beneficiaries and would further intensify the drive in the district.
Dayalan took stock of the vaccination drive at the Dera Bassi Sub-Divisional Hospital. He was accompanied by ADC(G) Aashika Jain. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, ADC(D), checked the drive at the Kharar sub-division.
Offering a special vaccination camp for the media, Dayalan said like all essential services, media houses had remained open during the pandemic.
Dayalan said: “The administration will provide dedicated vaccination teams at district headquarters as well as at the sub-divisional level for vaccinating the mediapersons. Journalists need do submit a list of persons desirous for the same with their mobile and Aadhar number and date of birth to the respective SDM.”
On bed occupancy in the wake of rising number of cases, the Deputy Commissioner said there was a lot pressure on the health infrastructure in the district and as of now, about 80 per cent of the available beds were occupied, but constant vigil was being maintained so that critical patients faced no hassle.
Reiterating the need for vigorous testing and vaccination, Deputy Commissioner said anybody with symptoms must instantaneously undertake the Covid test. Besides, vaccination should be undertaken without fail. He said it was possible that a vaccinated person might also get infected but it is a well observed fact that in such cases, the severity of viral infection was much less.
