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Special Centres for Free Vaccination of Working Journalists and Their Families to be set up in UP: CM Yogi Adityanath

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Amid the nationwide vaccination against Covid-19 is being carried out across states, the UP government have announced that the working journalists and their families will now be given special consideration. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given instructions to allot a centre separately for vaccination of journalists and their families who are above 18 years of age.

The Chief Minister is formulating a proposal where journalists and their families above 18 years could be vaccinated at their offices or by allotting a separate center.

CM Yogi Adityanath also instructed that media persons should be given priority in vaccination. Separate centres should be allotted for them and if required, they should go to their workplaces and meet the prescribed standards and free vaccination with their 18 plus family members.

Significantly, media workers and their families have also come under the grip of the fast-growing coronavirus infection in UP. A large number of media persons are still infected from Covid-19. So far 16 journalists have died due to Covid-19. In such a situation, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given this instruction to the officials for the safety of the media workers.

It is worth noting that at present, those above the age of 18 years are being vaccinated in 10 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Those above the age of 18 are being vaccinated at 10 centres in Lucknow.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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