Covid-19 vaccine will be distributed in Karnataka from Jan 11: Health Minister

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January 8, 2021

Bengaluru, Jan 8: Karnataka will get 13,90,000 vials of vaccine for Covid-19 by Saturday and it will be available in all the districts by Monday, Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar said on Friday.

Thanking the Union Government for considering Karnataka for distribution of the vaccine in the first phase of its availability, the minister said that he was in Chikkaballapur to oversee the dry run of the vaccination second phase today and preparedness of PHCs, Health Centres, Private Hospitals etc, to administer the vaccine.

Claiming that the state is fully prepared to receive and effectively distribute the vaccine to one and all, he said that the state is expected to receive 13,90,000 vials of vaccine doses and it will be distributed to all the districts.

The minister said that the vaccination will be first administered to health care workers. "We have registered 6.30 lakh healthcare workers in the state. Those who are left out maybe in some medical or dental colleges, we have requested them to register. Health workers will be followed by those with comorbidities, those above 60 years and those in other departments like police and revenue working against the pandemic."

COVID-19 vaccination dry run was held at 263 PHCs across the state, including 24 district hospitals, 20 medical colleges, 43 taluk hospitals, 31 community health centres, 87 primary health centres, 30 urban primary health centres and 28 private hospitals.

The first round of the dry run, an exercise for end- to-end testing of COVID-19 vaccination process was held in in five districts of Karnataka- Bengaluru (including BBMP), Belagavi, Kalburgi, Mysore and Shivamogga- on December 2 as per the government of India guidelines.

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Air India Express delays Mangaluru-Singapore direct flight due to low bookings

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January 8,2025

Mangaluru: Air India Express (AIE) has postponed its much-anticipated direct flight service between Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) and Singapore, citing low bookings. Passengers who had booked tickets for the inaugural flight scheduled for January 21 and subsequent dates have been notified of the cancellation through email.

In its email, AIE assured passengers of alternative travel arrangements, including connecting flight options between MIA and Singapore. However, the decision to delay the direct service has left travelers and travel agents disappointed.

An AIE official attributed the postponement to operational challenges but clarified that the airline has not abandoned plans for the route. “We are committed to starting the service, but there is no immediate confirmation on the new launch date,” the official stated. He further explained that sustaining a route requires consistent demand, and seasonal travel alone is insufficient to justify operations.

Another AIE representative admitted that the number of bookings for the inaugural flight was below expectations but declined to disclose specific figures.

Rajesh H Acharya, director of HQ Connections Pte Ltd in Singapore and coordinator of the Singapore Tuluver community, expressed his disappointment. Acharya, who has been advocating for a direct flight between Mangaluru and Singapore since 2017, said, “After years of effort, we finally convinced the airline to start this service, but it has now been deferred.”

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Acharya posted: "Did not expect such behavior from @AirIndiaX, now owned by @TataCompanies & @SIAirlines. If there are issues, travelers deserve to be informed well in advance. This decision needs investigation at the highest level."

The delay has raised questions among the travel community, with many hoping the airline will address these concerns and provide a clear timeline for the launch of the Mangaluru-Singapore direct flight.

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