Coronavirus | Centre allocated just 26,000 Remdesivir vials for Maharashtra: Tope

In yet one more chapter to the Centre-State blame recreation over the provision of Remdesivir and oxygen, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Thursday mentioned the State, the worst-hit within the nation, had been allocated barely 26,000 injections of Remdesivir by the Centre as towards its requirement of fifty,000 vials each day.

Speaking in Mumbai, Mr. Tope mentioned he would write to the Centre to extend the allocation of Remdesivir to Maharashtra.

“The State government’s daily requirement is 50,000 Remdesivir injections, but the Centre’s allocation for the next 10 days is just 26,000 injections per day. I appeal to the Centre to allot more injections to Maharashtra as the situation here is grave. I will be writing to the Union Health Ministry in this regard,” he mentioned.

The Centre on Wednesday had detailed an allocation of two.69 lakh vials for Maharashtra until the top of this month. This interprets into lower than 30,000 vials per day.

Likewise, Mr. Tope appealed to the Centre to extend Maharashtra’s oxygen allocation quota as effectively.

“The oxygen distribution quota is in the Centre’s hands. I humbly request the Centre to ensure safe transport by transporting the oxygen through a ‘green corridor’ to Maharashtra,” mentioned the Health Minister.

Remarking that the pandemic state of affairs within the State had spiralled uncontrolled, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut urged the Centre to cease in accordance ‘step-motherly treatment’ to Maharashtra when it comes to provide of oxygen, vaccines and medicines.

“We need 80,000 vials of Remdesivir per day. Yet, why is the State getting less from the Centre? Who are the people who are playing with the lives of the people of Maharashtra?” mentioned Mr. Raut.

Meanwhile, the BJP’s Leader of the Opposition within the Legislative Council, Pravin Darekar, hit again at each the ‘Maha Vikas Aghadi’ authorities leaders (Mr. Tope and Mr. Raut), whereas remarking that it was excessive time the State authorities stopped pointing fingers on the Centre as a substitute of doing one thing by itself to curb the unfold of the virus.

“It appears that if anything happens, the Uddhav Thackeray government first begins to blame the Centre. The Central government has already raised Maharashtra’s oxygen supply quota to more than 1,600 MT. Now, whose responsibility is it to get that oxygen for the State? The leaders of the MVA government cannot even arrange for tankers or special flights to procure that oxygen,” mentioned Mr. Darekar, accusing the State authorities of making an attempt to chopping corners as a substitute of utilising the taxpayer’s cash to save lots of lives.