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Chart of vaccination campaign in India

climbed up every month

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challenges of logistics. Tejas fighter jet's oxygen been permitted for implementation in Manipur
plant was pressed into coronavirus duty. PM and Nagaland as well as in the Union Territory of
Cares not only accelerated the work on setting up Andaman and Nicobar.
PSA oxygen plants in the country but monetary
assistance was also given for more than one lakh INDIA CAPABLE OF HANDLING 5 LAKH NEW PATIENTS
oxygen concentrators. DAILY
India has strengthened its health infrastructure
COVID VACCINE SENT BY DRONE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN so much that it can easily handle the spike in
THE COUNTRY Corona cases even up to 5 lakh patients daily.
Covid vaccine is now being sent through drones NITI Aayog member VK Paul believes that our
in the country. For the first time, this vaccine was preparations are complete so that any other
sent from Bishanpur in Manipur to Karang. The Corona wave is not devastating. However, this
distance between these two places by road is 26 does not mean that such a scenario will emerge.
km which drone reduced to 15 km. ICMR delivered This will be because vaccination is going on at full
the vaccine to the designated place in just 12- 15 pace in the country and people are following the
minutes through a drone. This i-Drone has been protocols related to Covid. In such a situation, the
designed to overcome geographical challenges cases of Covid are not likely to increase so rapidly
by deploying Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAV)/ again. According to the reports received from the
drones to remote areas and hard-to-reach terrains. states, 8 lakh 36 thousand beds are available in
At present, the drone-based delivery project has the country for Covid infected patients.

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