Vaccination camps to be held within local body limits in Kozhikode
The Hindu
More first-line treatment centres to be opened across district
COVID vaccination camps will now be held regularly within local body limits and more first-line treatment centres (FLTCs) will be opened across the district in the coming days. According to sources in the district administration, the camps will be held in the Kozhikode Corporation area on Sundays and in municipalities on Mondays. The grama panchayats in Kozhikode taluk will be covered on Tuesdays, those in Thamarassery taluk on Thursdays, Vadakara taluk on Fridays and Koyilandy taluks on Saturdays. District Collector Seeram Sambasiva Rao told heads of local bodies during an online meeting that steps should be taken to avoid a lockdown. All the police stations would have a patrolling team led by an official not less than the rank of a sub inspector to monitor the compliance with protocol. A release said there were 3,499 beds in 21 hospitals in the district to treat the infected persons. At present, 1,874 beds were empty. Four government hospitals are designated for COVID treatment and 137 of the 297 beds are available. In 17 private hospitals, 1,737 of the 3,202 beds are vacant.More Related News