Between May 17 and 23, Karnataka received 4.25 lakh vials of the antiviral drug: Dy CM
BENGALURU:
Karnataka has apparently been ‘favoured’ by the Centre with the highest allocation among Indian states of the antiviral drug Remdesivir. For the period between May 17 and May 23, the Centre has allocated 4.25 lakh vials of Remdesivir to Karnataka, Deputy CM and state Covid task force head Dr CN Ashwath Narayan said on Sunday.
Dr Narayan said the allocation amount had been confirmed by Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda.
ಮಾನ್ಯ @narendramodi ನೇತೃತ್ವದ ನಮ್ಮ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರವು ವಿವಿಧ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ಮೇ 17ರಿಂದ ಮೇ 23ರವರೆಗಿನ ಬಳಕೆಗಾಗಿ 23 ಲಕ್ಷ ವಯಲ್ಸ್ ರೆಮ್ಡೆಸಿವಿರ್ ಚುಚ್ಚುಮದ್ದು ಹಂಚಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ 4.25 ಲಕ್ಷ ವಯಲ್ಸ್ ಒದಗಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್ 21ರಿಂದ ಇದುವರೆಗೆ 76 ಲಕ್ಷ ವಯಲ್ಸ್ ರೆಮ್ಡೆಸಿವಿರ್ ಹಂಚಲಾಗಿದ್ದು ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಪಾಲು 10 ಲಕ್ಷ. pic.twitter.com/vTzjQgrqKQ
— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSadanandGowda) May 16, 2021
Giving the national figures for Remdesivir allocation, the DyCM said since April 21 the Centre had allotted 76 lakh vials of the drug to several states, and out of this Karnataka had been given 10 lakh vials.
