1/3rd of vaccination centres in state hospitals to operate 24 hours from tomorrow: Delhi Government

The Delhi government today ordered its hospitals to keep one-third of their Covid-19 vaccination sites running round the clock, in order to accelerate the inoculation drive in the city. One-third of vaccination centres will be open in the capital from 9 pm to 9 am, the state health department said in an order.

Two weeks ago, all Delhi government hospitals were asked to open six vaccination sites and run them for twelve hours, from 9am and 9pm.

The move can be seen as a continuation to the series of steps undertaken by the administration to further the process of vaccination. The chief minister wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking relaxed norms for opening vaccination centres, and asserted that all people in the national capital can be vaccinated against the coronavirus within three months if requisite permission is granted.


"The increased transmission of Corona across the country has presented a new concern and challenge. We will have to move the vaccination campaign more rapidly," he said in his letter to the Prime Minister.

There are close to 782 vaccination sites across the city, with five to six of them in the same hospitals. The government is also looking to open outreach sites at community centres and schools.