Written by Rupali Teja

As Covid circumstances see a gradual uptick within the Tricity, the Panchkula well being division is coping with a disaster of its personal — an acute scarcity of vaccines which for the final two days has seen individuals coming back from varied dispenseries and hospitals with out getting jabbed.

According to a senior Panchkula well being official, the Haryana state authorities had been apprised concerning the scarcity. And despite the fact that they’d been assured that vaccine shares will arrive quickly, an actual date had not but been confirmed.

On April 5 (Wednesday), Panchkula had reported a complete of 16 new Covid circumstances, with the district reporting 39 new circumstances a day after on April 6 (Thursday). On Friday, Panchkula reported 72 new circumstances, with the lively case tally standing at 149.

A supply within the district well being division saif, “The last lot of the Covid vaccine delivered to us had been manufactured in October 2020 with an expiry date of March 2023. We have not received a fresh lot of vaccines. We cannot use the old vaccines that expired on March 31.”

Contacted, chief Medical Officer (CMO), Panchkula, Mukta Kumar, mentioned, “We are operating low on our inventory of Covid vaccines. I’ve been taking over the matter with involved authorities on an everyday base. On Friday additionally, I appraised the officers, together with the Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula, concerning the scenario throughout a particular assembly held on the Mini Secretariat, Panchkula, to take a inventory of the scenario. The variety of Covid circumstances are on rise however there is no such thing as a severity.

There are not any hospitalisations. I can’t say after we will obtain the contemporary inventory of vaccines.”
On Friday, a go to to a Sector 8 dispensary revealed that a minimum of half a dozen individuals who had come to get their Covid vaccine jabs, had been turned away.

A well being employee posted on the dispensary mentioned, “There is a shortage of vaccines. The last lot of vaccines expired on March 31. So, the dispensary has no options but to turn away people We don’t get the supply of vaccines directly. First, the vaccines come to the warehouse after which they are further redistributed to hospitals and dispensaries in the region.”

The most important well being hubs of Panchkula are Civil Hospital, Sector 6, Kalka Civil Hospital, dispensary, Sector 8, Sector 12A, Sector 26.

According to Dr Mankeerat Murara, nodal officer, Civil Surgeon, Panchkula, the officers had anticipated an increase in variety of circumstances in Panchkula when the Covid numbers in Delhi and Gurugram began spiking. “We have sent our samples for genome sequencing. The transmission of the disease has picked up pace. Most patients are recovering in home isolation, and the recovery time is within two or three days. The most common symptoms being shown by people with Covid are fever, and sore throat. The elderly are most vulnerable but are recovering fast, in about seven days. Sampling and testing have been increased, and from April 3, all symptomatic patients are being tested in dispensaries, primary and community health centres.”

District Deputy Commissioner Mahavir Kaushik, throughout Friday’s assembly, additionally urged officers to extend testing, monitoring, and therapy of Covid in Panchkula.

Chandigarh data 36 circumstances, Panchkula 72

Chandigarh reported 36 new Covid circumstances on Friday, with the positivity charge being 5.62 per cent and the variety of lively circumstances being 174. The common variety of optimistic circumstances within the final seven days is 25 and the positivity charge within the final 7 days is 5.34 per cent.

Panchkula reported 72 new circumstances, and lively circumstances are 149, with 736 samples taken on Friday.