Uttarakhand To Import 20 Lakh Doses Of Sputnik V Over Next 2 Months Amid COVID Vaccine Shortage

<p><strong>Dehradun:</strong> Uttarakhand will import 20 lakh doses of Sputnik vaccine over the next two months, officials said on Wednesday.</p> <p>Giving the information at a press conference here, Chief Secretary Om Prakash said a five-member committee has been constituted for the purpose and the required funds have been arranged.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ |<span style="color: #e03e2d;"> <a style="color: #e03e2d;" title="" href="https://ift.tt/3eGkZFy" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1458158">Newly Elected Village Head In UP Booked For Sedition</a></span></strong></p> <p>The state government has also requested the country's leading vaccine manufacturing companies to supply doses of the vaccine to Uttarakhand, he said.</p> <p>He said the state government is constantly in talks with the Centre also as vaccine doses received so far are not adequate. "We will get 8 lakh doses this month and 9 lakh doses next on the condition that the second dose is administered to people who have already got the first dose," he said.</p> <p>The chief secretary said the state has received 80 metric tonnes of oxygen from the Centre whereas the state's daily oxygen requirement is 60 tonnes.</p> <p>"We have been allotted two containers of 20 tonnes each. We have requested the Centre for more containers and by Friday we will be getting six more of them," he said.</p> <p>The chief secretary reiterated that stern action will be taken against those indulging in black marketing of drugs and equipment used in COVID management.</p> <p>IG Amit Sinha said 24 FIRs have lodged in connection with black marketing and overcharging of drugs and equipment used in COVID management and 35 accused have been arrested.</p> <p>As many as 587 people have been penalised for not wearing masks and 6,057 for violating social distancing guidelines, he said.</p>

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