Covid related drugs, oxygen available in sufficient quantity: Baseer Khan

SRINAGAR — Jammu Kashmir Government on Thursday asked some sections of media to act sensibly and stop scaring people.

In a hurriedly-called press conference at the office of Directorate of Information and Public Relations on Thursday late evening, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Khan said that some quarters in media are trying to give an impression that there is shortage of Oxygen supply in Kashmir hospitals which is totally untrue and baseless.

“Neither there is shortage of Oxygen nor there is shortage of any medicine,” Khan said. He said it is not good to present COVID-19 related management in bad light.

“Let me tell you in our Union Territory, we have 20 tons of Oxygen available which is sufficient to meet any demand. There should be no room for any doubt,” Baseer Khan said.

Khan said Jammu and Kashmir is at first position where one crore 25 lakh vaccines are coming. UP is at second place as for as vaccine procurement is concerned.

While talking about the reports that Ramdesivir vaccine is not available in ample quantity, Baseer Khan said that this vaccine is available in sufficient quantity and it is being provided and offered at places where needed.

“There are some quarters who want to give an impression that there is scarcity of medicine. We are in the process of identifying those quarters,” he said.

Khan said that Tocilizumab drug is in pipeline and is arriving in Kashmir Valley. “We have placed the order for Tocilizumab drug and this drug is coming in sufficient quantity,” he said.

Khan was flanked by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir PK Pole, Director SKIMS Dr AG Ahangar and Director Health Services Dr Mushaq Ahmed Rather.