Second consignment of coronavirus vaccine reaches Karnataka
Belagavi(KTK): The second consignment of 1.47 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived here on Wednesday from the Pune-based Serum Institute of India, a health official said.
The first consignment of about 6.48 lakh doses of Covishield vaccines had reached Bengaluru on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters here, the District Health Officer Dr. Shashikant Munyal said the vaccine stock is meant for distribution in eight districts.
"vaccine doses were packed in 14,700 bottles. Each bottle covers 10 dose units and will be administered twice, whereas the second dose will be given after 28 days. After administering the dose, each person will be observed for three hours and will be discharged if no side effects are noticed," Munyal said.
Only the frontline workers will receive the doses in the first phase.
Munyal further said 36,000 doses were required for the Belagavi district.
The vaccine doses will be administered from January 16.
The Vaccine Institute at the District Health Office received the doses this morning, the health official said adding, they were stored in cold chambers at a three-degree temperature.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
