Remdesivir hoarder tests Covid positive in police custody By IANS | 1 Views Bring Remdesivir under drug price control: Maha Barrister. Image Source: IANS News Kanpur : , April 19 (IANS) Prashant Shukla, one of the three arrested with 265 vials of Remdesivir last week, has tested positive for Covid-19. The police had arrested Prashant and two others, including Mohan Soni and Haryana resident Sachin Kumar, on charges of black marketing of Remdesivir vials. As per protocol, the accused were tested after being arrested. "Prashant, one among them tested positive for the virus. As a precautionary measure, we have asked our men to undergo Covid test," said ACP Vikas Kumar Pandey.