Lucknow, Sept. 17 -- |

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to ensure availability of all the required medicines for the treatment of COVID-19 with proper backup.

"Medicines and oxygen should be available in all the hospitals, medical colleges and medical institutes. Oxygen should be made available at the prescribed rates and strict action be taken against the black marketers," the chief minister said while presiding over a high-level Unlock review meeting at Lok Bhawan here on Wednesday.

He said the Covid hospitals should have all arrangements. He said that doctors and nursing staff should take regular rounds in the hospitals and emphasis be given on their training.

"Increase the number of beds in the Covid ...