<p>The confusion over the relief to artistes and art troupes in the Rs 1,250 crore financial assistance package announced by the government will be addressed soon, deputy chief minister C N Ashwath Narayan said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced Rs 3,000 as relief for artistes and art troupes.</p>.<p>“Kannada and Culture Department will soon clarify whether the artistes from cinema, TV, theatre and folk arts will be considered for relief,” he said. </p>.<p>Ashwath Narayan said that though the relief was insufficient, the government had announced assistance considering the financial limitations.</p>.<p>To a question, he noted that though the state was facing a shortage of Liposomal Amphotericin B for the treatment of Black Fungus, there were alternate drugs that were effective in treating the disease.</p>.<p>On allegations that the state government was hiding the real death toll of the Covid-19 pandemic, he said that there was no question of hiding the toll. “All such allegations are baseless. It is wrong to sow confusion and distrust on the issue,” he said.</p>.<p>Will relatives of those who died of Covid-19 be patient, if the right reason is not mentioned in death certificates, he asked. All matters related to the pandemic are being dealt in a transparent manner, Ashwath Narayan added.</p>
<p>The confusion over the relief to artistes and art troupes in the Rs 1,250 crore financial assistance package announced by the government will be addressed soon, deputy chief minister C N Ashwath Narayan said on Sunday.</p>.<p>Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has announced Rs 3,000 as relief for artistes and art troupes.</p>.<p>“Kannada and Culture Department will soon clarify whether the artistes from cinema, TV, theatre and folk arts will be considered for relief,” he said. </p>.<p>Ashwath Narayan said that though the relief was insufficient, the government had announced assistance considering the financial limitations.</p>.<p>To a question, he noted that though the state was facing a shortage of Liposomal Amphotericin B for the treatment of Black Fungus, there were alternate drugs that were effective in treating the disease.</p>.<p>On allegations that the state government was hiding the real death toll of the Covid-19 pandemic, he said that there was no question of hiding the toll. “All such allegations are baseless. It is wrong to sow confusion and distrust on the issue,” he said.</p>.<p>Will relatives of those who died of Covid-19 be patient, if the right reason is not mentioned in death certificates, he asked. All matters related to the pandemic are being dealt in a transparent manner, Ashwath Narayan added.</p>
