Assam: Vaccination in schools and colleges to be completed by Jan 9

GUWAHATI: Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta today informed that the vaccinat6ion process in schools and colleges will be completed from January 3 to January 9, 2022.

Talking to the media, the health minister informed that a total of 6,20,563 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the state in the year 2021.

Mahanta further informed that atleast 9,000 beds have been kept ready in the state to handle the situation of Omicron and 1,000 ICU beds ready for COVID patients.

“The state government will increase the beds up to 25000 within one week”, he added.

The minister said, “MMCH services will be shut down from January 1 and people will be able to go for treatment at Pandu and Dhirenpara hospital instead of MMCH. The new hospital services will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on January 1.”