With the drop in the number of healthcare workers vaccinated every day, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) decided to allow private hospitals to vaccinate employees on their premises. The decision comes after it was observed that many private practitioners were hesitant in taking the vaccine, and the BMC wanted to ensure that they were given all the facilities required, revealed civic sources.

However, the three private hospitals involved, saw a turnout of only 18 percent, 31 per cent and 13 per cent. Out of the total 1.7 health care workers registered on the Co-Win application, so far about 95,000 have been vaccinated, and of these over 500 have received both the doses of Covishield.