Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday said that following the state government’s plea for additional supply of Oxygen to the state to overcome the shortage faced at present the Centre has agreed to supply 500 Mt Oxygen cylinders for Covid-19 treatment.
At present, the daily allocation of oxygen is 300 MT and this has been increased to 800 MT, Yediyurappa stated on Twitter.
At the same time, the Remdesivir allocation has also been increased from 50,000 to 1.22 lakh till April 30, he tweeted.
Yediyurappa, during his talks with the Prime Minister, through video conference, had mentioned a severe shortage of oxygen and had said that several healthcare facilities would have to be shut if the Centre did not provide additional Oxygen.