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Only one Delhi district has over 90% second dose coverage of Covid-19 vaccines

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Despite the Delhi government’s ongoing ‘Har Ghar Dastak 2.0’ campaign, only one district, New Delhi, has completed two-dose Covid-19 vaccination coverage in over 90 per cent of the population (assuming that the number of people who have received their first dose is the total eligible population of the district). Three districts have been able to achieve between 85 and 90 per cent coverage, four districts 80-85 per cent, two districts 75-80 per cent and one district 70-75 per cent, according to data from the government’s CoWIN portal.

New Delhi district has consistently been the best performer when it comes to vaccination, with 94.2 per cent second dose coverage at present. The district is also the best performer when it comes to precaution doses, with almost 18.9 per cent of those who got their first dose having received their third one. To be sure, children between the ages of 12 and 17 years who have received the first doses are not yet eligible for the third one.

Following New Delhi are South West Delhi with 89.8 per cent coverage, East Delhi with 88.5 per cent coverage and West Delhi with 88.4 per cent.

Interestingly, West Delhi and South Delhi – which have a coverage of 83.6 per cent for the second dose – are among the districts with the highest precaution dose coverage as per the data. Around 12.3 per cent of those who received their first dose in the West district and 11.96 per cent of those who did in the South district have been given their third precaution dose.

The precaution dose is offered free to people over the age of 60 years, healthcare workers, and frontline workers by the union health ministry. The others have to get it on payment at private centres in most states, however, the Kejriwal government has made the precaution dose free for all adults helping in increasing the coverage. The uptake of the third dose had been slow since it was opened in January this year.

The coverage of the second dose stands at 81.7 per cent in Shahdara, 81.12 per cent in North Delhi, and 80.24 per cent in Northwest Delhi. When it comes to precaution doses, North Delhi has been the worst performer with only 4.6 per cent of those who have got their first shot having received their third one.

The coverage of the second dose stands at 79.9 per cent in Northeast Delhi, 77.12 per cent in Central Delhi, and 70.5 per cent in Southeast Delhi, according to data.

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Challans for covid violations see dip in Delhi: At markets, footfall up — guard down

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Markets across the capital have reported a rise in footfall amid the festive season, but Covid restrictions were largely absent at most.

The Indian Express visited popular shopping hubs on Thursday and found that several customers and hawkers were not wearing masks properly and thermal screening was not being carried out.

At Sarojini Nagar, market president Ashok Randhawa said the crowd is back after a gap of almost a year and a half. “However, it is yet to match the festive rush during pre-Covid days,” said Randhawa, as he displayed his latest jeans collection to a customer.

While he is happy that rising footfall will boost business, the absence of Covid protocol among shoppers and owners alike worries him. “We have been regularly asking the administration to increase patrolling by civil defence volunteers, and to control the problem of illegal hawkers encroaching pavements, but nothing significant has happened,” said Randhawa, who also owns a garment store.

Delhi has been recording around 30-40 Covid cases per day on an average over the past month. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had decided to allow “muted” celebrations of festivals such as Durga Puja, Ramlila and Dussehra but did not allow any fairs and food stalls to be put up. Restrictions in markets, however, were eased months ago but with conditions such as mandatory use of masks, thermal screening, and social distancing.

At the popular Janpath market in the heart of the city on Thursday, though, thermal screening was absent and several people did not wear masks properly despite the presence of civil defence volunteers. However, the crowd was significantly less as compared to that in Sarojini Nagar.

North Delhi’s popular Karol Bagh market presented a similar picture. “While shops still maintain Covid protocol, vendors mostly violate rules,” claimed a shopkeeper.

At Yashwant Singh Place market, a shopkeeper said: “The footfall in the market has reduced drastically post Covid. So social distancing is automatically maintained here.”

Markets like South Extension and Connaught Place are better placed as there is a clear demarcation between hawkers and shops and shoppers were seen adhering to guidelines. Atul Bhargava, president of the New Delhi Traders’ Association, said shoppers are largely following rules.

Even as crowds increased, the number of challans issued for violating norms has been dipping. While 1.46 lakh challans were issued over the past month, they are down from around 5,500 per day in mid-September to around 4,500 now.

The Durga Puja pandals, meanwhile, were better managed. Pandals in CR Park’s Kali Mandir and D block park had separate entries and exits, following DDMA guidelines. Visitors sanitised their hands at the entry points and thermal screening and masks were mandatory. Visitors entered in a line, paid their respects to the Goddess, and walked out in a line. “Bhog was home delivered and all rituals were screened live on social media,” said an organiser.

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