Satyendar Jain

No possibility of lockdown in Delhi: Jain

2:19 pm March 27, 2021

New Delhi: Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Saturday dismissed any possibility of imposing another lockdown in Delhi, saying it was not a solution to check the spread of the coronavirus that is again surging rapidly. Jain said there was a logic behind the lockdown enforced earlier as nobody knew then how the virus propagates. ”It […]

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‘Over 56 per cent people in Delhi have antibodies against COVID’

9:52 pm February 2, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that the fifth serological survey has been completed in Delhi, and the report shows 56.13% of people have antibodies against Covid. He said that this is the biggest serosurvey carried out by any state in the country, the Delhi government had collected 28000 samples with […]

Some didn’t turn up for COVID-19 vaccination at the last moment: Jain

8:26 pm January 17, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday said some people did not turn up for coronavirus vaccination at the last moment, adding that the government cannot ask anyone to compulsorily take the jab. He also said that the number of vaccination centres in Delhi will be increased from 81 to 175 soon. In […]

COVID-19 vaccination drive: Healthcare workers get first shots in Delhi amid cheers, applause

3:39 pm January 16, 2021

New Delhi: The COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway in the national capital with healthcare workers, who were at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic, getting the first shots amid cheers and applause. Manish Kumar, a sanitation worker, became the first person to receive the vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here […]

Delhi all set for COVID vaccination roll-out tomorrow at 81 sites

7:51 pm January 15, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital is all set for the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination exercise on Saturday at 81 centres with healthcare workers who have been in the forefront of the fight against the pandemic to be given the shots first. The inoculation drive will be kicked off from the state-run LNJP Hospital with […]