BENGALURU: Under pressure due to the mammoth surge in Covid-19 numbers, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday demanded immediate additional supply of oxygen and Remdesivir from the Union Government. Speaking at the meeting of Chief Ministers of high-case load states, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yediyurappa said that 500 tons of oxygen were used in Karnataka on Thursday alone and pointed out that as per estimates, the state will need 1,142 tons of oxygen from April 25.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said that Karnataka was looking to import Remdesivir directly from the international market, but will need the Centre’s approval for the same. “In the next 15 days we will set up 2,000 makeshift modular ICU beds and 800-1,000 of them will have ventilator facility,” he added.
