Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, who refuted the claims by the authorities of the Karapitiya Hospital that there was no shortage of stents and other equipment said his allegation was based on true facts.

“There is a shortage of pre-dilatation and post-dilatation balloons used for primary angioplasty surgery,” Premadasa said in a statement.

He said 13 kinds of stents are not available in the hospital. These stents are of various diameters, he added.