Bhopal Jan 30 PTI Administration of the second dose of anti-COVID-19 vaccines to eligible children in the 15-18 age group will begin from Monday in Madhya Pradesh an official said on Sunday Letters were written to all the district collectors in MP in this regard National Health Mission director Priyanka Das said in an official statement All the eligible persons from the 15-18 age group will be given the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines from Monday it said Das said 3642 lakh eligible children from this age group had received the first dose of vaccines against the target of 48 lakh She said that sessions for the second jab for the eligible teens will be organised in the schools where the first dose was administered Das said that registration for the second dose will be held on the spot Those who have completed 28 days after getting the first dose will be eligible for the second dose she said Vaccination of the children from the 15-18 age group began on January 3 in Madhya Pradesh The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh rose to 959439 on Sunday after the addition of 9305 fresh cases while the death toll increased to 10616 after nine people succumbed to the coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours as per the state health department PTI ADU NSK NSK

Chandigarh Jan 27 PTI The Administration here on Thursday eased Covid restrictions allowing opening of schools for students of Classes 10 to 12 from February 1 The administration also gave relaxation in timings of gymnasiums markets and activities at Sukhna Lake according to a statement However Punjab Governor Banwari Lal Purohit who is the Administrator of Union Territory Chandigarh appealed to people to follow Covid-related protocols and guidelines at public places Purohit reviewed the pandemic situation in the city with all senior officials of the Administration While schools for the three classes will reopen on February 1 the orders regarding various other relaxations will come into force from January 28 All students above 15 years of age should have been vaccinated at least once to attend offline classes Coaching institutions will be allowed to open at 50 per cent capacity subject to the condition that all students of 15 to 18 years should have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine and studentsstaff above 18 years of age are fully vaccinated All markets including Apni Mandis will be allowed to remain open till 10 pm as against 5 pm earlier All gyms and health centres can operate now till 10 pm at 50 per cent of their capacity subject to the condition that the staff and the users are fully vaccinated All activities at Sukhna Lake including boating will be allowed to from 5 am to 10 pm However the shops on the premises of the lake will be open subject to the compliance of the Covid-appropriate behaviour and proper sanitisation Purohit also directed police officials to ensure strict enforcement of the protocols at public places He expressed satisfaction over the decline in positivity rate and appreciated health officials for being proactive in handling the situation an official statement said He advised health officials to keep analysing small trends and surges and keep taking strict and prompt containment action PTI SUN RDK RDK