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Chief Secretary reviews COVID situation in Srinagar

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 9/22/2021 7:11:45 AM

YB News Srinagar, Sep 21 The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the rising COVID cases in the summer capital of Srinagar city. Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Medical Education, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Inspector General of Police Kashmir, Director SKIMS, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Superintendent of Police Srinagar, Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Principal GMC, Principal SKIMSMedical College, Bemina, Director Health Kashmir, and Director Family Welfare, participated in the meeting. To arrest a further surge in reported cases, it was decided that a dedicated vaccination drive will be conducted for universal coverage in Srinagar district. As such, medical teams were directed to ramp up the vaccination machinery to administer 25,000 doses per day for the next 15 days. Further, to intensify targeted vaccination through sweeping drives across the district, the Health Department.