The gang would sell these fake injections as genuine Remdesivir, which is in high demand for treating COVID-19 patients, at excessive rates, a probe has revealed.
It is to be noted that the situation in the country is tense since US President Joe Biden announced that American troops will pull out from the country by September 11.
Officials gave a detailed presentation on the state & district level situation of Covid, testing, oxygen availability, healthcare infrastructure, vaccination roadmap.
10 more patients were found to have the B.1.617 strain of Covid-19, bringing to 12 the total number of cases of the more contagious Indian variant in the country
In just 20 days time, Railways has upscaled its Oxygen Express operations to deliver nearly 7900 MT of Medical Oxygen to 12 States.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing that the organisation is helping India by providing thousands of oxygen concentrators, tents for mobile field hospitals, masks, and other medical supplies.
The country’s active COVID-19 cases stand at 36,73,802.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday that a low-pressure area is developing rapidly over the Lakshadweep Isles and the Arabian Sea and a powerful cyclonic storm is expected to manifest by Sunday and is likely to hit the coasts of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerala in the next four days.
The country’s active COVID-19 cases stand at 36,73,802.
Over the past month, children welfare bodies and helplines have come across several cases where children have been left orphaned.
