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Stockpile of supplies needed to fight Covid, or we’ll run helter-skelter again: Experts
Experts say govt must store up essentials and form multi-pronged approach to combat pandemic and prevent illegal hoarding of supplies
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TIRUCHY: Just a few months ago, there was a shortage of beds, oxygen and drugs. Social media was flooded with desperate requests to help the Covid-afflicted. The shortage of drugs such as Remdesivir and Tocilizumab caused hoarding, and people were willing to go to any length to procure them. The State government then decided to open counters to sell Remdesivir at a nominal rate. The queues of people waiting to procure the drug was a massive reality check.
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TIRUCHY: The second wave of Covid-19 has not only claimed the lives of a lot of people, but also created a strong negative impact on the mental health of people.
The fear of receiving bad news has led to many of them hating the very idea of answering a phone call.
Charubala hates picking up her phone nowadays as she had been hearing the news of some of her kin or friends dying, almost every day. She jumps in fear every time phone rings. My entire family tested positive last year, but we all recovered. Now, one by one, we are losing many of our relatives and friends. Even the news of those unknown to me dying is kind of affecting me. It makes me wonder how many more lives this dreaded virus is going to claim, says Charubala.
Trial named WINCOVID-19 is being conducted at Harshamitra Super Specialty Cancer Centre in Tiruchy; preliminary results sent to ICMR and medical journals