Maharashtra govt will acquire 10,000 vials of Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients: Tope

Maharashtra govt will acquire 10,000 vials of Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients: Tope

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  • Post By : Kumar Jeetendra

  • Source: PTI

  • Date: 06 Jun,2020

The Maharashtra government will acquire 10,000 vials of the medication Remdesivir for rewarding coronavirus patients, Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.

The costly medication is being made accessible for poor people and penniless patients in the state, he said. “GoM to obtain 10k vials of Remdesivir. In view of proof from research facility, creature and clinical investigations, It has produced promising outcomes in MERS-CoV and SARS which are additionally brought about by coronavirus,” Tope tweeted.

“WHO (World Health Organization) recommends it might have some beneficial outcomes in Covid-19 treatment. This costly medication is being made accessible for poor and penniless patients,” he included.

As of Friday, Maharashtra had revealed 80,229 coronavirus cases and 2,849 passings, which are the most elevated in the nation.

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