Minister says 44,521 health workers will be administered the vaccine when it’s approved for useThe Tripura government listed 44,521 health workers to administer them COVID-19 vaccine whenever it will be approved for use, senior State Minister Ratan Lal Nath said. He said the first batch of people would receive the vaccine at 2,263 centres across the State. Minister Ratan Lal Nath spoke to mediapersons after Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb chaired a high-level meeting to review the latest coronavirus situation in Tripura. Mr. Deb directed the Health Department to prepare a wide-ranging report on the coronavirus situation and measures by the State government. They said five returnees from the U.K. had undergone tests, and one of them had been found virus positive, while 25 people who came in contact with this person tested negative.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2020 13:19 UTC