All Vizag Central Jail inmates vaccinated
The Hindu
62 COVID-19 cases reported in the prison earlier
All the inmates in the Central Jail here have been vaccinated against COVID-19. The prison staff and their family members have also been covered under the drive. According to the jail authorities, around 1,750 persons were given the vaccine in phases, which included 1,370 inmates and around 400 staff and their family members. About 200 of them completed their two doses of the vaccine.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.