Indians turn to black market, unproven drugs as virus surges
ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and NEHA MEHROTRA, Associated Press
April 29, 2021
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1of9FILE- In this April 8, 2021 file photo, people wait in queues outside the office of the Chemists Association to demand necessary supply of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir, in Pune, India. As India faces a devastating surge of new coronavirus infections overwhelming the health care system, people are turning to desperate measures to keep loved ones alive.APShow MoreShow Less
2of9A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a woman as others wait to test for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, April 29, 2021.Mahesh Kumar A/APShow MoreShow Less
Indians turn to black market, unproven drugs as virus surges
ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and NEHA MEHROTRA, Associated Press
April 29, 2021
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1of9FILE- In this April 8, 2021 file photo, people wait in queues outside the office of the Chemists Association to demand necessary supply of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir, in Pune, India. As India faces a devastating surge of new coronavirus infections overwhelming the health care system, people are turning to desperate measures to keep loved ones alive.APShow MoreShow Less
2of9A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a woman as others wait to test for COVID-19 in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, April 29, 2021.Mahesh Kumar A/APShow MoreShow Less
Aniruddha Ghosal And Neha Mehrotra
FILE- In this April 8, 2021 file photo, people wait in queues outside the office of the Chemists Association to demand necessary supply of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir, in Pune, India. As India faces a devastating surge of new coronavirus infections overwhelming the health care system, people are turning to desperate measures to keep loved ones alive. (AP Photo, File) April 29, 2021 - 4:40 AM
NEW DELHI - Ashish Poddar kept an ice pack on hand as he waited outside a New Delhi hospital for a black market dealer to deliver two drugs for his father, who was gasping for breath inside with COVID-19.
As India faces a devastating surge of new coronavirus infections overwhelming its health care system, people are taking desperate measures to try to keep loved ones alive.
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