Covid-19 vaccine movement begins; 56.5 lakh doses to be flown to 13 cities across IndiaVaccine movement has started, he said on Twitter, adding that first two flights operated by 'SpiceJet and GoAir from Pune to Delhi and Chennai have taken off'
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A police officer performs prayers in front of a truck carrying first consignment of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, before it leaves from Serum Bio-Pharma Park of Serum Institute of India, for its distribution, in Pune, India. Credit: Reuters Photo
Four airlines will operate nine flights to transport 56.5 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine from Pune to 13 cities across the country on Tuesday, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Vaccine movement has started, he said on Twitter, adding that first two flights operated by "SpiceJet and GoAir from Pune to Delhi and Chennai have taken off".
"Today @airindiain @flyspicejet @goairlinesindia & @IndiGo6E will operate 9 flights from Pune with 56.5 lakh doses to Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, Shillong, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Bengaluru, Lucknow & Chandigarh," he said on Twitter.