Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 14 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday urged the members and workers of her party to celebrate her birthday on January 15 as 'Jankalyankari Diwas' (Public Welfare Day) by helping poor, needy victims of COVID-19.
Mexico City [Mexico], January 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Some 879 hospitals in Mexico on Wednesday simultaneously began vaccination against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), giving priority to healthcare workers.
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The central government has planned to inoculate around 300 lakh healthcare workers at 2934 session sites on the first day of the world’s biggest vaccination Covid-19 drive that begins from January 16 across India.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] January 13(ANI): The health and frontline workers will need to carry a proof of identity such as Aadhaar card, voter ID, pan card, or passbook with their photo printed on it for vaccination against COVID19, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said.
Pyongyang [North Korea], January 13 (ANI/Xinhua): The eighth congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) closed here on Tuesday, reported official media on Wednesday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], January 13 (ANI): Punjab Government is fully geared up for vaccination of health care workers (HCWs) at 110 sites on January 16 with the state receiving 20,450 vials today.
Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], January 12 (ANI): A policeman escorting a team of polio health care workers was shot dead by "unidentified gunmen" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's (KP) Karak district on Tuesday, Dawn reported citing authorities.
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI/PRSpot): Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is still at a nascent stage in India. It was implemented by the Government of India in April 2014 with an amendment to the Companies Act 2013.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 12 (ANI): Over 16 lakh COVID warriors including healthcare workers and frontline staff will be administered the COVID vaccine in the state from January 16, said Health Minister Dr KSudhakar on Monday.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 11 (ANI): Odisha Government has identified 160 sites in the state to vaccinate 3.29 lakh healthcare workers against COVID-19 in the first phase, said a health department official on Monday.
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): English actor Emily Clarke shared a message of thanks to the health care professionals for their services amid the coronavirus pandemic on International Thank You Day on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday said that state governments will not have to bear the expenses of COVID-19 vaccination of three health and frontline workers in the first stage.