Noida: Families of COVID patients touch feet of CMO, ask for Remdesivir ANI | Updated: Apr 28, 2021 10:18 IST
Gautam Buddh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 28 (ANI): Amid the shortage of medical supplies due to the worrying rise in COVID-19 cases, families of COVID-19 patients in Noida were seen touching the feet of the Chief Medical Officer asking for essential medicines.
In the video that made rounds on the internet, relatives were seen touching the feet of CMO Deepak Ohri, requesting that they be provided with the anti-viral drug Remdesivir.
As per the union health ministry, there are currently 3,04,199 active COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh, one of the highest in the country.