Centre gives 9,750 more vials of Amphotericin-B to Karnataka: Sadananda Gowda
Bengaluru, June 4: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday said an additional 9,750 vials of Amphotericin-B medicines have been allocated to Karnataka.
The drug is vital for treating black fungus infection, which has emerged as a post-COVID-19 complication among those with high diabetes.
"Additional 9,750 vials of Amphotericin-B have been allocated to Karnataka today. Inclusive of today's allocation, a total of 22,460 vials of the drug have been allocated to the State till now," Gowda tweeted.
Acknowledging the receipt of Amphotericin-B from the Centre, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa told reporters in Hubballi that the drug would be dispatched to the districts based on the requirement.
The Chief Minister was talking to reporters after a meeting with his Cabinet colleagues and officials.
He asked the officials to take all the steps to prevent black fungus infection.
According to him, all the arrangements have been made to fend off the third wave of COVID-19.
In this regard, he insisted upon intensifying the vaccination drive.
Additional 9750 vials of #Amphotericin-B have been allocated to Karnataka today.
— Sadananda Gowda (@DVSadanandGowda) June 4, 2021
Inclusive of today's allocation, total 22460 vials of the drug have been allocated to the state till now.@PIBBengaluru @DHFWKA @drashwathcn @BSYBJP @CMofKarnataka
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
