<span style="color: #000000;">Karnataka Medical Education minister Dr. K Sudhakar has informed that a central assistance of 1500 crore rupees is sanctioned to the state to combat Covid third wave. <br />''<br />''This will augment health infrastructure in the state and strengthen the countermeasures. Inaugurating a vaccination drive in a private hospital in Bengaluru today, the state health minister said, the Central Cabinet has cleared release of 23 thousand crore rupees to different states and Karnataka has started preparations for the third wave of the pandemic.</span><br />