NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, APR 11
Amid complaints of the shortage of Remdesivir drug by the main opposition Congress and the general public, which is in high demand for COVID-19 treatment, the Gujarat government has distributed over 2.8 lakh such injections in the last ten days, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said on Sunday.
CM Shri @vijayrupanibjp with DyCM Shri @Nitinbhai_Patel held a comprehensive review meeting with the officials of Patan district administration and shared that there is sufficient stock of Remdesivir injections, oxygen and adequate number of beds available for COVID-19 patients. pic.twitter.com/BrOB1kQhxv
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) April 11, 2021
He told reporters in Patan city in north Gujarat that the state government had supplied 1.80 lakh Remdesivir injections to private pharmacists between April 1 and 10 and also 1.05 lakh vials to the needy patients through government hospitals.
In view of the current Corona situation, Gujarat Govt announces the closure of direct educational activities (offline) in all Govt and private colleges in the state till April 30. For each semester, colleges will be allowed to continue online education as per their requirement.
— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) April 11, 2021
The chief minister announced that the sale of Remdesivir has been resumed by a private pharmaceutical company in Ahmedabad, an official release quoted him as saying.
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— CMO Gujarat (@CMOGuj) April 11, 2021
In all, the state government has placed an order of 3 lakh Remdesivir injections, of which, 50,000 injections are meant for Ahmedabad while 25,000 each will be supplied to Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara, the release said.
The CM said Gujarat has become the first state in the country to manage so many Remdesivir injections for COVID-19 patients.
Rupani also appealed to people not to buy Remdesivir injections out of panic.
The CM, accompanied by his deputy Nitin Patel, was in Patan to review the pandemic situation. He held a meeting with top officials and gave them the necessary instructions.
After the meeting, the CM announced to set up a new 500-bed COVID-19 facility in Patan to accommodate patients, the release said.
The local administration will conduct 5,000 tests daily in Patan for quick identification of coronavirus positive cases, Rupani said.
