Have surplus oxygen, adequate Remdesivir in state: Tamil Nadu health secretary
Have surplus oxygen, adequate Remdesivir in state: Tamil Nadu health secretary
Tamil Nadu health secretary J Radhakrishnan said that there is surplus oxygen and adequate Remdesivir in the state.
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Amid reports of shortage of oxygen and Covid medicines in several states, Tamil Nadu health secretary J Radhakrishnan said that there is surplus oxygen and adequate Remdesivir in the state.
State health secretary Radhakrishnan said, We have almost 12,000 cases per day, but not all get admitted. Only 30 per cent need hospital admissions, and, as per clinical protocol, everybody is not given Remdesivir. As far as government is concerned, there is no shortage of Remdesivir. We have adequate supply.
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State equipped to meet rising oxygen demand, say officials
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From 352 KL at the start of pandemic, TNMSC has increased capacity to 716.57 KL
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From 352 KL at the start of pandemic, TNMSC has increased capacity to 716.57 KL
The number of patients requiring oxygen has increased with a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases. With government hospitals facing a rise in day-to-day oxygen consumption, the State, after ramping up its oxygen capacity over the last year, is all set to meet the growing demand, say officials.
Tamil Nadu has ramped up the oxygen capacity in government hospitals under the Directorate of Medical Education and the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services over the last year.
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The Tamil Nadu Drugs Control Department is monitoring the sale and availability of the Remdesivir injection, one of the drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19. Any distributor or retailer involved in black marketing or hoarding of Remdesivir will face prosecution, officials have warned.
The rapid surge in COVID-19 cases across Tamil Nadu has turned the department’s attention to Remdesivir. Last year, private hospitals had raised complaints of non-availability of the drug and instances of it being sold for higher prices.
On its part, the department had suspended licenses of five medical shops in Madurai for selling the drug in the black market, officials said.