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First flight with COVID-19 vaccines lands in Delhi from Pune

First flight with COVID-19 vaccines lands in Delhi from Pune
Written by Sneha Das
(Sourced from PTI)
Edited by Anamica Singh
Jan 12, 2021, 11:10 am 2 min read
First flight with COVID-19 vaccines lands in Delhi from Pune

The first consignment of Covishield vaccines reached Delhi from Pune on Tuesday, four days ahead of the launch of a nationwide drive against the coronavirus. A SpiceJet flight carrying the vaccines landed at the Delhi Airport around 10 am. It had left Pune around 8 am, three hours after trucks with the maiden consignment rolled out of the Serum Institute of India (SII) facility.

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Three temperature-controlled trucks carried 478 boxes of the vaccines

Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of the Serum Institute's gates before 5 am. The trucks carried 478 boxes of the vaccines, each box weighing 32 kg, a source involved in the vaccine transport arrangements told PTI.

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Four airlines to transport 56.5 lakh doses to 13 cities

Meanwhile, four airlines will operate nine flights to transport 56.5 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities on Tuesday, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. He tweeted that vaccine movement has started, adding that the first two flights operated by SpiceJet and GoAir from Pune to Delhi and Chennai have taken off. The consignment for Mumbai will leave by road.

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Civil Aviation Minister informed that vaccine movement has begun

Civil aviation sector launches yet another momentous mission.

Vaccine movement starts.

First two flights operated by @flyspicejet @goairlinesindia from Pune to Delhi Chennai have taken off. pic.twitter.com/uo11S4OvqK

— Hardeep Singh Puri (@HardeepSPuri) January 12, 2021
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Vaccines will be dispatched to 12 other locations across India

Other locations include Ahmedabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Karnal, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guwahati, Lucknow, Chandigarh, and Bhubaneswar. "The flights include two cargo flights. The first cargo flight will cover Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Bhubaneswar and the second flight will go to Kolkata and Guwahati," a source said.

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PM Narendra Modi underscored the enormity of the vaccination exercise

Earlier, interacting with state Chief Ministers on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had underscored the enormity of what he called the world's biggest vaccination exercise. He said, "Over 30 crore citizens will get the jabs in the next few months in India against only 2.5 crore people vaccinated so far in over 50 countries in around a month."

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Central Government has placed orders for six crore vaccine doses

The Central Government on Monday placed orders in advanced commitments for over six crore doses of vaccines from Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech for inoculating three crore healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase of the nationwide vaccination drive beginning January 16.

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Sneha Das is a lifestyle writer at NewsBytes. She had started her career with NewsBytes and her work has focused on national and lifestyle news. She has previously worked as an intern with The Sakal Times, The Logical Indian, and 91.9 Friends FM. She has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Calcutta.
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Anamica Singh is a lifestyle editor at NewsBytes. Having started as a sports journalist, she has covered entertainment, national and international news over her 14-year-long career. She is experienced in news writing, video production, anchoring, and voiceovers. Her past stints include her time at Mobile ESPN, IANS, and MSN. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from YMCA, Delhi.
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