The second round of the mega Covid vaccination drives without any registration has been extended by three more days until April 3, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Thursday.
The minister made the announcement while handing Health Minister’s National Award 2020 at the city’s Osmani Memorial Auditorium.
“To tackle the Covid-19 situation, so far 13 crore first doses and 11 crore second doses of vaccines have been administered bringing 96 per cent of the targeted population under the campaign,“ said Minister Maleque.
“We still have five crore vaccine doses in stock and have six crores more in the pipeline. We have decided to extend the mass vaccination program to bring the remaining people under the campaign,” he said.
The minister said all government hospitals including those in districts, upazilas will be brought under central supervision by installing CCTV cameras to ensure proper health care.
“Steps have been taken to eventually digitalize all hospitals so that people can get all medical tests done free of cost at the government hospitals,” he added.
Every year 47 awards are given under 10 categories of the Health Minister’s National Award.
This year 10 upazila hospitals, five district hospitals, three medical colleges, two specialized post-graduate institutes and hospitals, and eight upazila health complexes received the award.
