Step-by-step guide to register for Covid-19 vaccination

Step-by-step guide to register for Covid-19 vaccination

As the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination commenced on Monday, here's how those who are willing to take the jab can register for it

Published: 02nd March 2021 04:05 AM 

Besides Covaxin, Oxford-AstraZeneca's Covishield is the other vaccine being administered in the country. (File photo | PTI)

By Express News Service

As the second phase of Covid-19 vaccination commenced on Monday, here's how those who are willing to take the jab can register for it

To register, log on to www.cowin.gov.in

Go to ‘register yourself’ option on the page

Enter valid mobile number. Click the 'OTP' button

OTP is sent to phone number via SMS

Enter the OTP and click the 'verify' button

Once the OTP is validated, the page to register for vaccination appears

Enter the details required on the page

Details required are photo ID proof, photo ID number, name, year of birth, gender, and comorbidities, if any

Enter all the details of the individuals to be included and then click the 'add' button

The registered person can add three more people linked with this mobile number by clicking 'add more' button at the bottom right side of the page

Once the registration is completed, the system will show the account details

The beneficiary will receive a confirmation message on successful registration

Once the details are entered, click the 'register' button at the bottom right

The beneficiary can delete the names of the individuals linked with his mobile number

Login with username and password, and navigate the dashboard

Click ‘delete’ button to delete a member

A confirmation message will appear on deletion

People can also schedule appointments from the account details page

Click ‘schedule’ button for booking vaccination appointment or click ‘schedule appointment’

System navigates to book appointment for vaccination page

Search the vaccination centre of choice by State, district, block and pin code from the drop downs

On clicking the ‘search’ button, the system will display a list of vaccination centres as per search criteria

The centre name will be displayed on the right panel of the page

On clicking any centre on the panel, the available slots (date and capacity) will be displayed

Once the ‘book’ button is clicked, the appointment confirmation page is displayed

Click ‘confirm’ button after verifying the details for final confirmation of booking

Once confirmed, the confirmation page with ‘appointment successful’ message will be displayed

In case the user has moved to another city, appointments can be rescheduled to the nearest vaccination centre in that city

Once vaccinated for the first dose, the beneficiary will be automatically scheduled for appointment for dose 2 at the same centre where they received the first dose

Once confirmed, the confirmation page with an ‘appointment successful’ message will be displayed

Can search for revised date. Once the date is selected, confirm by clicking ‘confirm’ the revised schedule

The beneficiary will be directed to book an appointment for the vaccination page

Click ‘reschedule appointment’ to reschedule an already booked appointment

For this, re-login to citizen registration module with the already registered mobile number

Once the appointment is fixed, it can be rescheduled at any later stage but before the vaccination appointment day

People should keep the confirmation details to show at the vaccination centre on scheduled date

Lab at Chennai airport conducting 1,000 Covid-19 tests per day

Lab at Chennai airport conducting 1,000 Covid-19 tests per day

The city airport’s Covid test facility at the T-3 arrival terminal has been bustling with activity as 1,000 tests are being conducted every day since its opening on February 2.

Published: 03rd March 2021 06:00 AM 

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: The city airport’s Covid test facility at the T-3 arrival terminal has been bustling with activity as 1,000 tests are being conducted every day since its opening on February 2.

A Chennai airport spokesman said that currently, the test facility ‘Hind labs’ set up by HLL Life Care has the capacity to handle 1,200 passengers. The spokesman said the lab is now catering to arriving passengers and it can soon be extended to departing passengers also.

Those arriving can undergo self-paid test (RT-PCR/TrueNat) at this facility. The RT- PCR test costs Rs 1,200 and results will arrive in five to seven hours. For the swifter TrueNat test, passengers have to pay Rs 2,500. The results will take less than four hours.

Meanwhile, the lab was inspected by Arun Kumar, Economic Adviser to Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Dr J Radhakrishnan, State Health Secretary, along with State and Airports Authority of India officials, a release stated.

Case watch

The State reported 462 Covid-19 positive cases and one death, taking the tally to 8,52,478 and toll to 12,502 on Tuesday

Chennai: 167

Chengalpattu: 33

Kancheepuram: 17

Tiruvallur: 21

50,209 Samples tested

50,051 People tested

Source: Directorate of Public Health

தடுப்பூசிக்கு கூடுதல் கட்டணமா?

தடுப்பூசிக்கு கூடுதல் கட்டணமா?

Added : மார் 03, 2021 00:12

சென்னை : ''கொரோனா தடுப்பூசிக்கு அரசு நிர்ணயித்துள்ள, 250 ரூபாய் கட்டணத்தை விட, கூடுதலாக வசூலித்தால் கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும்,'' என, பொது சுகாதாரத்துறை இயக்குனர் செல்வ விநாயகம் எச்சரித்துள்ளார்.

நாடு முழுதும், 60 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்ட முதியோர்; 45 வயதுக்கு மேற்பட்ட நாள்பட்ட நோயாளிகளுக்கு தடுப்பூசி செலுத்தப்படுகிறது. அனுமதிஇதற்காக, அரசு மருத்துவ மனைகளில், 529 மையங்கள்; தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளில், 761 மையங்கள் ஏற்படுத்தப் பட்டு உள்ளன. அரசு மருத்துவமனைகளில் இலவசமாகவும், தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகளில், 250 ரூபாய் வரையும், கட்டணம் வசூலிக்க அரசு அனுமதி அளித்துஉள்ளது.இந்நிலையில், அரசு நிர்ணயித்த கட்டணத்தை விட கூடுதலாக கட்டணம் வசூலிக்கும் மருத்துவமனைகள் மீது, கடும் நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும் என, சுகாதாரத்துறை எச்சரித்துள்ளது.

பொது சுகாதாரத்துறை இயக்குனர் செல்வ விநாயகம் கூறியதாவது: முதியோர், நாள்பட்ட நோயாளிகளுக்கான தடுப்பூசி செலுத்தும் பணி நன்றாக நடந்து வருகிறது. தேவையான தடுப்பூசிகளை மத்திய அரசு அனுப்பி வருகிறது. பொதுமக்களுக்காக, 'கோவின் 2.0' செயலி உருவாக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. அந்த செயலியில் பதிவு செய்து விட்டு வரலாம். பதிவு செய்ய தெரியாதவர்கள் அடையாள அட்டையுடன் மருத்துவமனைக்கு சென்றால், அங்குள்ளவர்கள் செயலில் பதிவு செய்து, தடுப்பூசி செலுத்துவர்.சட்ட நடவடிக்கைநாள்பட்ட நோயாளிகள் மட்டும், டாக்டரின் பரிந்துரை சான்றிதழுடன் வர வேண்டும்.

அரசு நிர்ணயித்த, 250 ரூபாய் கட்டணத்தை விட கூடுதலாக, தனியார் மருத்துவமனைகள் வசூலித்தால், அவற்றின் மீது, சட்ட ரீதியான நடவடிக்கை எடுப்பதுடன், தடுப்பூசி போடுவதற்கான அனுமதியும் ரத்து செய்யப்படும்.இவ்வாறு, அவர் கூறினார்.

Retd principals wait for pensions

Retd principals wait for pensions

Ahmedabad:  03.03.2021 

As many as 15 principals, who retired from grant-in-aid colleges, have made a representation before the state higher education department, asking that their pension benefits be released, as they have been denied the benefit of this for the last year.

These principals have not been granted post-retiral benefits in the form of pensions because a circular issued by the finance department last year made it obligatory for retired teachers of grant-in-aid colleges to establish their continuity in service, in case of changing jobs with different institutions, to be entitled to pension benefits. This was earlier applicable for teachers at government colleges only.

These principals found it difficult to gather proof of service continuation and complained about other government departments not cooperating.

The principals’ association also raised this issue with the government. TNN

27-yr-old ‘dead’ man comes alive on postmortem table

27-yr-old ‘dead’ man comes alive on postmortem table

Bagalkot: 03.03.2021 

A youth, who was believed to be dead by health personnel, came alive and had a narrow escape from undergoing a postmortem in Mahalingapura town of Rabakavi-Banahatti taluk here on Monday.

Shankar Shanmukh Gombi, 27, of Mahalingapur, was severely injured in a road accident on Saturday and was admitted to a private hospital in Belagavi for treatment. Doctors at the hospital in Belagavi took him off the ventilator saying he will die soon.

“We brought him by an ambulance on Sunday night to the government hospital in Mahalingapur. Staff at the government hospital declared him dead and sent the body for postmortem. However, a senior officer in the postmortem room who was prepping for the procedure said that he observed movements. On closer examination, he found that he was alive,” said family members.

Taluk health officer Dr G S Galagali said that he was informed that the youth was dead. “As per request of his family members, we visited the hospital and found that he was shaking his hands and legs. When we examined him again thoroughly, we found he was alive. Now he has been admitted to a private hospital for further treatment,” he explained. TNN

Madras univ to double intake of foreign students

Madras univ to double intake of foreign students

Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com

Chennai:03.03.2021 

Post Covid-19, University of Madras is planning to admit double the number of foreign students through collaboration with foreign universities and its alumni.

At present, the university has 22 students from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Africa and other countries. Due to the pandemic, the university had only seven new foreign students in 2020-21.

The university plans to start admission process in March and complete it before June 15.

“Courses like music, Bharatanatyam, psychology, sociology, public administration, MBA and MCom are popular among the foreign students. We are targeting to double the strength of foreign students in postgraduate and research programmes,” said vice-chancellor S Gowri.

The university has a foreign students’ hostel at Taramani that can house more than 100 occupants.

“We have identified areas and faculty members to collaborate with foreign universities. We are planning to sign MoUs for student and faculty exchange programmes. Our university alumni can help in bringing more students,” said professor Rita John, director of University of Madras’s International Centre.

The university will focus on south east Asian countries and African nations for the next academic year.

A majority of foreign students used to come through Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).

“To have more foreign students, the ICCR decided to allow the students to directly contact the universities for admission,” said K Mohamed Ibrahim Khaleel, regional director of ICCR, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry used to attract more than 200 students every year through ICCR that will provide scholarships to the foreign students.

“Due to Covid-19 pandemic, we had almost no admissions during last year. ICCR is planning to attract more foreign students. We have asked the universities to share details of popular courses, infrastructure, NIRF ranking with us. We will share it on our website,” he said.

In a bid to attract more students, Indian universities were asked to open applications for foreign students from March 15 for the next academic year, he said.

REACHING OUT: University of Madras could admit only seven foreign students last year

In central TN, ECI officials tighten grip to prevent voter bribery

EYE ON POLLS

In central TN, ECI officials tighten grip to prevent voter bribery

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Trichy: 03.03.2021 

The district election officers (DEO) in the eight districts in the central region of the state have laid a slew of guidelines to the marriage halls, pawn brokers, printers and cable TV operators to cooperate with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure a free and fair election.

The district collectors-cum-DEOs have convened a series of meetings with the owners of the four industries.

ECI has imposed a lot of restrictions on marriage halls to prevent the political parties from bribing voters in the name of conducting any functions. The administration of the marriage halls should intimate the returning officers of the constituency if they rent out their premises to politicians.

The commission has clarified that a certain monitoring process has been put in place to stop political parties from greasing the palms of the voters by giving them gift articles or offering feast to the voters.

The marriage hall administrations have been asked to collect the invitations and the identify proof, which should be communicated to the election official concerned in the constituency. The ECI has also tightened the grip over the pawn brokers. Raising apprehensions about political parties closing the jewellery loans of people as a way of bribing, the commission has ordered the pawnbrokers to intimate the commission in case of anyone making bulk closure of loans.

The printers have also been brought under the scanner. They have been asked to submit the required documents to the election officials with regard to printing posters and other advertisement materials by the political parties. The local cable TV operators have also been advised to telecast political advertisements vetted by media certification and monitoring committee (MCMC). The commission has also warned them of action in case of any violation in the guidelines.