: Covid-19: Gujarat BJP under fire after leader procures 5,000 Remdesivir injections amid shortage #IndiaNEWS The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Gujarat unit chief CR Paatil last week announced the free

Covid-19: Gujarat BJP under fire after leader procures 5,000 Remdesivir injections amid shortage #IndiaNEWS
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Gujarat unit chief CR Paatil last week announced the free distribution of 5,000 doses of the Remdesivir drug in his hometown of Surat amid a shortage of the medicine, leading to a controversy, The Indian Express reported on Monday.Remdesivir, which is used to treat critical patients suffering from Covid-19, can only be supplied in hospitals and by pharmacists upon the prescription of a doctor treating the virus. In June, the Drug Controller General of India had cleared Remdesivir for restricted use in an emergency situation. Amid the rise in demand for the drug, the Centre on Sunday banned its export indefinitely.Ahmedabad-based pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila has been selling Remdesivir injections through its hospitals at a subsidised rate since April 5, and had plans to do so till Monday. However, on Friday, Zydus said that it had run out of stock and would not able to provide the drug until further notice, The Indian Express reported.But the same day, Paatil announced the free distribution of 5,000 injections of the drug in Surat. BJP offices in Surat began distributing the injections on Saturday, The Hindu reported.?????? ????8*??*??*?8*?
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