4.25 lac vials of Remdesivir for Karnataka, oxygen produced in state to be used locally  


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Bengaluru, May 21: Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda, who is also the minister for pharmaceuticals, said Karnataka will be getting the lion’s share of 4.25 lac vials of Remdesivir anti-viral injections from May 24 to May 30.

Addressing a joint news conference with state deputy chief minister and Covid Task Force chief Dr C N Ashwath Narayan in Bengaluru on Friday, he said the higher quota for Karnataka has been decided based on a large number of active infection cases in the State.

Gowda said the Centre has granted licences for five new pharma companies for the production of Amphotericin B injections with the higher incidence of Muormycosis or Black Fungus cases in the country. The grant of licences to five additional pharma companies was in addition to the companies already producing the drugs in the country.

3 lac vials of Amphotericin B injections are being imported through Mylan Pharma company. As many as 40,000 vials of the Amphotericin B injections will be reaching India on Saturday and efforts are being made to increase the production.

The union minister said over 500 tonnes of liquid oxygen is being supplied to Karnataka through Oxygen Express Train from Odisha and Jharkhand stages.

With a view to preventing delays in train supplies, he said the use of oxygen produced by Jindal Steel company in Ballari in Karnataka itself has been discussed with union railway minister Piyush Goel and he has given principal approval, Gowda said.

The deputy chief minister and the union minister expressed concern over the surge in Covid infections in the rural parts of Karnataka and emphasized the need for following the Covid guidelines on compulsory wearing of masks and adhering to social distancing norms.

In addition, it is necessary to admit the people infected with the Covid virus to exclusive Covid Care Centres as home isolation of such persons in their homes would be difficult. It is necessary to convert community halls or other buildings into Covid Care Centres for treating such persons, they said.

The union minister said the Narendra Modi government has declared a subsidy of Rs 14,775 crore on fertilisers to farmers.

Dr Narayan said the state government has sufficient stocks of medicines for the black fungus infections and appreciated the Centre’s support in providing the necessary medicines.

Karnataka already has a stock of 1.7 lac doses of vaccines as against the second dose requirement of 1.9 lac persons, he said adding that the state government was keen to provide at least the first dose to all the eligible persons in the state.

Excise minister K Gopalaiah, Bengaluru Development Authority chairman, S Vishwanath and Bengaluru North district BJP president, B Narayana were present.

 

 

 

  

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  • Nelson, Mangalore

    Fri, May 21 2021

    What are we doing ? Thr drug has been dropped by WHO becoz it does not work. Foolish country

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  • KS Mayya, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Fri, May 21 2021

    How long will it take for it to dawn on us that Remdesivir is completely ineffective against COVID? Most health organizations have removed it from their advisory including ICMR I suppose.

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  • Ajay Rebello, Kallianpur

    Fri, May 21 2021

    They can't give oxygen so pushing this failed drug. India is the WORLD'S LARGEST vaccine manufacturer yet govt has still not given any manufacturer to permission to produce covaxin. Within months we can produce enough vaccines for entire population including children.

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  • Bala, Kudla

    Fri, May 21 2021

    Some of the medicines meant for humans are tried on animals for deseases. Now request our experts to try animal medicine on human. Because this remdecevor is a failed medicine for corona. Till the date they are experimenting.This is why the normal Corona patients afraid of hospitals.

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  • kavin, UDUPI

    Fri, May 21 2021

    Karanataka has more than 6 crore citizens officially and unofficially numbers may be more. Having 4 lack vials would not meet the requirement. Need of the time is to stop giving public statement to press and working in ground to bring required life saving medicines from locally and internationally to save life of people. If in case government does not have required fund to procure locally or internationally create relief fund for the covid, let people contribute what ever they can and make the contribution transparent all the payments thru publishing name and details online. Karnataka peoples are generous in donating for the good cause. Let’s keep aside religion, party, language, to fight against corona virus

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  • Ajay Rebello, Kallianpur

    Fri, May 21 2021

    From how many medical sources do you need before you understand that remedesvir is a failed drug!

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