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Surat, Nov 13 (PTI) The civic body in Gujarat"s Surat city has barred people who have not taken the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from entering public spaces such as gardens, zoos and boarding city buses, an official said on Saturday.
At least 6.68 lakh people in the city have not taken the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine shots despite crossing their due date, Surat Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani said.
Such people will be barred from entering public gardens, parks, zoos, aquariums, science centres, etc., and using city BRTS buses, the official said, adding that the new rule will come into force on November 15 (Monday).
"We still have around 6.68 lakh such people (who are due for second dose of vaccine), and the gap is increasing.
Some people who were eligible to get the second dose are skipping inoculation.
We have people who have not taken their second dose even 200-250 days after their due date despite repeated calls, messages and door-to-door campaigns," Pani told PTI.