Karnataka achieved 12.04 lakh inoculations on single day: Minister K Sudhakar
Bengaluru, Sep 2: Karnataka on Wednesday administered a record 12.04 lakh vaccines and topped the entire country in single-day vaccination during the maiden statewide 'Lasika Mela' (Vaccination Fair), state Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Thursday.
Speaking to reporters here, Sudhakar said 10 lakh doses was the target set on Wednesday.
"However, thanks to the voluntary participation by citizens and effective work of all the staff of Health Department, we could administer 12,04,402 doses," Sudhakar said.
Of the record doses on a single day, 1,85,488 doses were administered in the Bengaluru municipal limits, followed by Belagavi with 99,973 doses, the minister said.
He added that Kodagu, Gadag, Chamarajanagar and Yadagiri administered less than 20,000 doses while 50,000, 44,000, 72,000 and 51,000 doses were administered in Chikkaballapura, Chikmagaluru, Madya and Mysuru respectively which lead to high coverage. "We have now set a target of administering 5 Lakh doses everyday and 1.12 crore doses have been administered in August," explained the minister.
Speaking to reporters after participating in Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya's video conference with all state health ministers to review the progress in the fight against Tuberculosis, Sudhakar said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid out a roadmap to make India TB free by 2025.
"Karnataka is the first state to launch a campaign to find active TB cases in more than 29 Lakh people, who have recovered from Covid-19 and their family members. So far about seven lakh people have been screened and 157 active TB cases have been reported," Sudhakar said.
According to him, Mandaviya has suggested that Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) and Influenza Like Illness (ILA) cases must be evaluated for COVID-19 and everyone must continue to follow COVID appropriate behaviour. The Union Minister has also appreciated Karnataka's progress in vaccination drive and Vaccination Utsav, the minister said.
Participated in the VC chaired by Union Min @mansukhmandviya to review the fight against TB. K'taka is the 1st state to launch Active TB Case Finding Campaign to screen 29L ppl recovered from Covid & GoK is committed to realise PM @narendramodi's vision of TB-free India by 2025. pic.twitter.com/HMV7L33pJV
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Mangaluru airport issues advisory to passengers, heightens security measures
Mangaluru: In response to recent cross-border attacks by Pakistan and rising tensions along the international boundary, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has directed airports across India to enhance security protocols. As part of this nationwide alert, Mangaluru International Airport has intensified surveillance, and introduced secondary ladder point checks (LPSC).
Explaining about the new protocol, Jaideep Shenoy, Public Relations Officer at Mangaluru International Airport, said that the secondary ladder point security check involves a second round of frisking. Passengers will first undergo standard checks by the CISF at the security checkpoint. Before boarding the aircraft, either via a boarding bridge or a bus, they will be subjected to an additional frisking by airline staff at the gate. Shenoy emphasized that the LPSC is a standard security measure implemented at all airports.
He also urged travelers to stay updated by checking the airport’s official social media channels for accurate and timely information.
In light of circulating reports regarding restrictions on visitor entry, Shenoy clarified that the entry of visitors into the terminal has always been restricted. Visitors may accompany passengers up to the departure gates or receive them at the arrival gates, as per existing rules.
In an advisory issued on Friday, Mangaluru International Airport urged passengers to arrive well in advance of their scheduled departures to accommodate extended security checks, and to cooperate with airport and security personnel.
The airport authorities also urged people not to share any unverified information.
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