FIR lodged in case of ‘illegal’ vaccination camp at Noida residential society
The Hindu
The camp organised on May 21 and 27 at the home of one of the residents, Shubh Gautam, was ‘without permission’, says CMO
Weeks after a vaccination drive was organised at a resident’s home in a Greater Noida residential society, the Gautam Budh Nagar Police on Monday announced that they lodged an FIR against the organisers for holding an “illegal” COVID-19 vaccination camp. In a statement, the police said an FIR was lodged based on the complaint of Additional Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Neeraj Tyagi against the organisers who are residents of the Jaypee Greens. CMO Deepak Ohri told The Hindu that the camp organised on May 21 and 27 at the home of one of the residents, Shubh Gautam, was “without permission”. He said a total of 187 people had been jabbed with that they were told was Covaxin, however, that claim would have to be investigated.Several principals of government and private schools in Delhi on Tuesday said the Directorate of Education (DoE) circular from a day earlier, directing schools to conduct classes in ‘hybrid’ mode, had caused confusion regarding day-to-day operations as they did not know how many students would return to school from Wednesday and how would teachers instruct in two modes — online and in person — at once. The DoE circular on Monday had also stated that the option to “exercise online mode of education, wherever available, shall vest with the students and their guardians”. Several schoolteachers also expressed confusion regarding the DoE order. A government schoolteacher said he was unsure of how to cope with the resumption of physical classes, given that the order directing government offices to ensure that 50% of the employees work from home is still in place. On Monday, the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) had, on the orders of the Supreme Court, directed schools in Delhi-NCR to shift classes to the hybrid mode, following which the DoE had issued the circular. The court had urged the Centre’s pollution watchdog to consider restarting physical classes due to many students missing out on the mid-day meals and lacking the necessary means to attend classes online. The CAQM had, on November 20, asked schools in Delhi-NCR to shift to the online mode of teaching.