Health workers’ leave cancelled till Feb 10
Health staff in Bangladesh will never be able to leave their workplaces until February 10 as the federal government is defined to roll out its nationwide vaccination campaign, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday.
The federal government has cancelled the leave of health personnel as it gets ready to release its nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign next week, said DGHS DG Dr ABM Khurshid Alam said, reports UNB.
Talking to civil surgeons, upazila health officers and directors of medical university hospitals at an internet meeting, the DG, even so, stated the vaccination campaign would remain closed on public holidays.
“More than 20,000 people already have registered online to find the Covid-19 shots and spot registration facilities will be arranged for those who didn't get registered online,” he said.
DGHS Additional Director General Dr Meerjady Sabrina Flora said 4 lakh doses of the vaccine were allotted for Dhaka district.
Nasima Sultana, another DGHS additional director general, said: “All the initial recipients of the vaccine, including me, are successful.”
Previously Sunday, Khurshid Alam said vaccine doses might reach 64 districts of the united states by Monday as the mass vaccination drive is set to begin on February 7 and 7,400 wellness teams have already been working to perform the vaccination drive.
On January 27, Prime Minister Sheikh launched the Covid-19 vaccination programme at Kurmitola General Medical center through a videoconference.
Medical ministry rolled out the inoculation get at five government hospitals in Dhaka the very next day.
Bangladesh received 70 lakh doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, 2 million as a gift from India and five million within a contract with India’s Serum Institute.
Bangladesh plans to inoculate 80% of its population and the Covid-19 shots will be administered in five stages under three phases, based on the national vaccine distribution and preparation plan.
