Updated Apr 15, 2021 | 17:09 IST
The Pune district s demand for Remdesivir injections has not met over the last several days, said Additional Collector of the city, Vijay Singh Deshmukh on Thursday. In the wake of coronavirus spreading rapidly, The Pune district s demand for Remdesivir injections has not met over the last several days, said district administration.
Pune: The Pune district s demand for Remdesivir injections has not met over the last several days, said Additional Collector of the city, Vijay Singh Deshmukh on Thursday. The daily demand for Remdesivir in Pune district is about 18,000 injections per day. We have demanded 45,000 doses but we received the first consignment of 600 injections, later (on the next day) we received 300 injections stock and yesterday we received about 1,200 injections, he said.
As Pune observed a weekend lockdown, there was a slight drop in the number of covid positive cases reported from 12,377 to 9,621 on Monday. The city is struggling with the shortage of ambulance and Remdisivir.
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Bandra Worli Sea Link wears a deserted look as Maharashtra Government announced weekend lockdown due to surge in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Photo: PTI.
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