Telangana Health Minister presses alarm bell, calls out issues with Remdesivir and oxygen allocation
The Hindu
Remdesivir is manufactured by at least two companies in and around Hyderabad. Till Wednesday, the State was procuring it directly.
Though Telangana has placed order for over 4 lakh vials of Remdesivir, the State was allotted only 21551 vials of the antiviral drug for ten days (April 21-30). Telangana Health Minister Eatala Rajender who pressed alarm bells over crucial COVID-19 resources, has called out central government’s discrimination in allotting the antiviral drug, oxygen, vaccines, to the State. Requesting to allow oxygen to be procured from places near to Telangana, he said that Central government will be responsible for oxygen shortage in the State if they do not make changes in the places where the resource is procured. Mr Rajender has expressed protest against the discrimination. At a press conference held in Hyderabad on Thursday, he has pointed out problems with procurement of oxygen from faraway places in other States, why Hyderabad should not be seen as a place where patients only from Telangana get admitted, and other issues. He has also called out partiality towards Gujarat, and neglect towards other States.
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