Sindh announces 11 Covid vaccination centres in Karachi
The Sindh government on Sunday declared 11 Covid-19 vaccination centres in six districts of Karachi as “mass vaccination facilities” ;that will operate round-the-clock throughout the week to prevent overcrowding at two mega vaccination points; the Expo Centre and Khaliqdina Hall.
Also,the decision notify after the vaccination centres at the Expo Centre; and Khaliqdina Hall overrun by a horde of people for the second consecutive day on Sunday.
Moreover, the mass vaccination centres will be at the Dow Ojha Hospital in East district; Khaliqdina Hall, JPMC and Lyari General Hospital in South district; Children Hospital, SG Hospital New Karachi, SG Hospital Liaquatabad in Central district; Sindh Government Qatar Hospital in West district; SG Hospital Murad Memon Goth in Malir district; as well as, SG Hospital Saudabad in Korangi district, respectively.
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In order to facilitate our citizens, #SindhGovt from today will be operationalising 11 more #COVID19 vaccination centres which will be operational 24 hours a day. Will urge & request people to also appreciate the #HealthWorkers who are putting in their best efforts for all of us pic.twitter.com/3jD0XduX5A
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) August 1, 2021
Mismanagement and violence
Two incidents of chaos were reported at vaccination centres in the Old City Area, Lyari and some areas on the outskirts of Karachi, according to police.
Chakiwara police station Station House Officer Abdul Ghaffar Shah said a scuffle broke out at the Lyari General Hospital where a huge crowd turned up for vaccination on Sunday.
According to the officer, the incident involved visitors and the security staff of the area’s major hospital. He said police immediately intervened to prevent the situation from deteriorating further.
The SHO, however, denies reports that police baton-charged residents who had arrived there. He clarifies that some people who were seen in a video circulating on social media; hitting the people with sticks were “security guards” of the hospital and not police personnel.
