With the number of Covid cases increasing in recent days, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has resumed testing at key sites.
The Kalupur railway station and the Geeta Mandir bus stand now have testing and vaccination facilities.
AMC Deputy Health Commissioner Dr Bhavin Solanki said,”People have to be careful about wearing masks as well as adhere to social distancing.
“Many people are travelling because of the current vacation, so more cases are likely to occur. At the same time, people are becoming careless about wearing masks, more people can be infected. Everyone needs to take both doses of the vaccine. Corona testing and vaccination are also being conducted at all urban health centres in the city. Cases have been on the rise for the last 20 days.”
He also said that at present, every hospital has adequate supply of medicines, while all those between the ages of 18 and 60 can go to a private hospital and take a booster dose of the vaccine.
“People do not wear masks,” said Kunal Vadher, who was on duty at the centre at the Kalupur station. “Now people are losing their fear of Corona. Even if we call people to test, they do not come.”
Passengers have been observed asking for headache or fever medicine from medical facilities but refusing to be tested.
On Wednesday, the state reported 111 new cases, with 48 in Ahmedabad, 25 in Baroda, eight in Surat, seven in Rajkot, and five in Gandhinagar.