The Chhattisgarh government has told the Centre to provide 285 ventilators at the earliest in view of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state, it was announced on Friday.
On April 12, the Additional Chief Secretary (Health), Renu G. Pillay, wrote to the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare making the demand, a press release said. Pillay said Chhattisgarh got 230 ventilators from the Centre last year. The state is taking appropriate steps for the convenience of oxygen supported beds and Intensive Care Units in all districts.