COVID-19 booster dose vaccine drive begins in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi
Mangaluru, Jan 10: The drive to administer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines to those eligible above 60 years of age began in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Monday.
The drive at the government Wenlock hospital here was inaugurated by Dakshin Kannada district in-charge Minister S Angara in the presence of Deputy Commissioner K V Rajendra, Mayor Premananda Shetty and district health and family welfare officer Dr Kishore Kumar.
In Udupi, the booster dose vaccination drive was inaugurated at Ayush hospital, Ajjarkad by coastal development authority chairman Mattaru Ratnaker Hegde.
Udupi Deputy Commissioner M Kurma Rao, District Health Officer Dr Nagabhushana Udupa and others were present.
Booster shots are being made available at all government vaccination centres in the districts, health department sources said.
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Delhi's maximum temperature settles at 41.9 deg C
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi on Sunday recorded a maximum temperature of 41.9 degree Celsius, 1.5 notches above the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The minimum temperature settled at 25.9 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning, 0.6 notches below the seasonal average, the IMD stated.
The weather department predicted strong surface wind during the Monday morning, with the maximum and minimum temperature expected to hover around 44 degrees Celsius and 26 degree Celsius, respectively.
Relative humidity was recorded at 28 per cent at 5.30 pm.
The air quality was recorded in the 'moderate' category at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 174, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
