pudukottai stating that plasma therapy on covid19 patients has proved effective state health minister dr c vijayabaskar on saturday said that the tamil nadu government has ordered equipment worth rs 2 crore for taking forward the treatment in the state speaking to reporters in pudukottai on saturday the health minister said that plasma therapy has been permitted by the central government in 44 centres across india the rajiv gandhi government general hospital rgggh in chennai has led the way across the country by performing the highest number of plasma therapies on 26 patients so far of these 24 patients have already been cured and discharged vijayabaskar said he added that chief minister edappadi k palaniswami advised the health department to expand the plasma therapy to more patients the health minister also said that covid19 death rate in the state has been brought down because of the availability of required medical facilities vijayabaskar said that the work on setting up the covid19 testing centre and oxygen pipeline in government taluk and other hospitals in the state was being taken up he also reiterated the contribution of the indian medicine and homoeopathy department in the fight against covid19 in an attempt to give importance to india medicine costly drugs are being kept ready in all government hospitals the integrated treatment incorporating siddha and ayurvedha medicines is being provided to patients in all the covid treatment centres in the state this has resulted in the recovery of patients he said adding that yoga and breathing exercises were also part of their treatment the minister also highlighted the increase in number of beds with the provision for oxygen supply and the procurement of latest equipment to provide up to 60 litres of oxygen to each patient he added that covid19 patients are also given mental health programmes