A 56-year-old Thane man, who has been involved in 23 different Corona-relief projects, is among the 100 volunteers from across the city who has signed up for the COVID-19 vaccine trial. The Thane-based resident is part of the first round of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine trial covering 100 volunteers at BMC-run KEM Hospital in Parel.

The second round of injections for the 100 volunteers will start after the first round ends later this week. Speaking to the Times of India, Anil Hebbar, a medical entrepreneur and father-of-two, said, "I took the vaccine on October 8." Hebbar had also contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate.