Pharmacy employee arrested for selling a vial of Remdesivir for ₹20,000
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He claims to have stolen the vial from the pharmacy
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He claims to have stolen the vial from the pharmacy
Despite questions raised by medical experts and doctors on the efficacy of Remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19, demand in the black market continues unabated.
The Talaghattapura police on Thursday arrested a 22-year-old employee of a pharmacy attached to a private hospital for allegedly selling a vial of Remdesivir for ₹20,000.
Acting on a tip-off, Sub-inspector Srikanth Pammar R. caught the accused, Hemanth A. He reportedly claimed to be an employee of a pharmacy attached to Ritu Hospital on 80 Feet Road, and have stolen the vial to sell for a profit.