According him, the Centre will increase oxygen allotment to the State in line with the Supreme Court judgment. He asked officers to allot enough ventilators to hospitals and see that they were staffed with skilled persons to operate them. “We can have 822 additional beds in BIMS if oxygen supply is increased,” he said. Deputy Commissioner K. Harish Kumar said that district in-charge Minister Govind Karjol had informed him that Belagavi district was getting four more oxygen plants. MLA Anil Benake asked officers to clarify their stand about supply of oxygen cylinders to NGOs and those in home isolation.

Source: The Hindu May 09, 2021 15:05 UTC