Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured full assist of the Centre to the Madhya Pradesh authorities in assembly the necessities of oxygen, Remdesivir and different assets to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Minister’s Workplace stated.

MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had a telephonic dialog with Modi within the morning in reference to measures to test the unfold of the viral an infection, an official within the CMO stated.

The prime minister assured Chouhan of all assist relating to oxygen and Remdesivir provide and different well being providers to sort out the surge in COVID-19 circumstances, he stated.

Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments had earlier approached the Railway Ministry to discover whether or not liquid medical oxygen tankers may very well be moved by the rail community.

On Sunday, the Railways stated it is going to run ‘Oxygen Categorical’ trains over the following few days to move liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders throughout the nation.

Chouhan later thanked Railway Minister Piyush Goyal for accepting his authorities’s request.

Madhya Pradesh recorded 12,248 recent circumstances of coronavirus on Sunday, its highest single-day spike because the outbreak of the an infection final yr, elevating the tally to 4,08,080.

The virus additionally claimed the lives of 66 extra folks within the state, pushing the fatality rely to 4,557.

This month, the state has to this point recorded 1,12,569 new circumstances of COVID-19 and 571 deaths as a result of illness, as per official figures.