Mumbai News Live Updates: BMC to get Rs 2.2 crore CSR vaccines for slums – Times of India

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The BMC will receive Covid-19 vaccines worth Rs 2.2 crore from three entities under corporate social responsibility (CSR) to strengthen vaccination in slums, even as the city has recorded its best immunization numbers with more than 29.5 lakh doses administered in September. Meanwhile, health services across the state’s medical colleges were hit as over 4,000 resident doctors have called for an indefinite strike across the state. Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD)said the state didn’t give a written assurance that their tuition fees for the period they worked for Covid patients will be waived. The city logged 458 new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, while seven persons died due to the infection. The number of active cases now stands at 4,761.Stay tuned for all latest updates here:Read Less

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 01, 2021, 12:53:29 IST