Bhopal, May 3
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday declared all journalists as frontline workers.
While speaking at a press conference, the Chief Minister said the state government had spoken to both the country's COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers - Serum Institue of India and Bharat Biotech, and were informed that they would not be able to provide doses of the vaccine.
According to the state health department, Madhya Pradesh reported 12,662 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the tally of Covid positive cases to 5,75,706.
Earlier today, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared working journalists of the state as 'frontline COVID warriors' for providing seamless news feed amid rising coronavirus cases in the state.
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