Chennai: Amid allegations that there was a shortage of masks and other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Tamilnadu, Health Minister C Vijayabaskar has denied it.
Responding to Opposition DMK president M K Stalin’s charge, he said there was no shortage of face masks of PPEs in the State. There was no shortage of masks and PPEs, he added.
“We have the capacity to treat 1.5 lakh patients and have enough stock of masks and protective equipment,” he said.
“Even before the corona cases were reported in India, we were fully prepared by purchasing adequate stock of medicines and protective equipment”, Dr Vijayabaskar said, adding the the corona pandemic was well under control in the State and there was no community tranmission.