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Pune/Mumbai: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) minister Rajendra Shingane on Wednesday said the supply of remdesivir to the state would improve after May 10. He said letters have been sent to all seven companies directed to supply the medicine as allotted by the Centre. Besides, Maharashtra is considering to procure 1.5 lakh vials of remdesivir from Uzbekistan as part of the global tender the state has floated. Meanwhile, the state received 22,450 doses of antiviral injection Remdesivir under USAID on Wednesday. National Health Mission head N Ramaswami said that Maharashtra is expecting another 28,000 doses on Thursday. India has been receiving international donations of Covid-19 medical supplies and equipment since April 27, from countries such as the UK, Ireland, Romania, Russia, UAE, US, Taiwan, Kuwait, France, Thailand, Germany, Uzbekistan, Belgium, Italy, among others. The Centre has received 1,53,708 doses of Remdesivir from all these countries so far. tnn