Himachal Governor Bandaru Dattatreya has said more telemedicine centres should be set up in the state, especially in tribal areas, so that people of far-flung areas could get medical facilities easily by using telecommunication techniques.
He took a brief regarding the Covid-19 situation, vaccination programme and other health-related issues from officials of the Health Department here today. He said a sufficient quantity of vaccines had been supplied to the state and about 76 per cent healthcare workers had been vaccinated in in the first phase.
He said due to the efforts of the government, the state stood fifth in the country in terms of vaccination of healthcare workers and all work had been done in the stipulated time.
Source- The Tribune
