New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Government has decided to discontinue the Central Allocation of Remdesivir to States. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said directions have been issued to the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Agency and CDSCO to continuously monitor the availability of Remdesivir in the country….
Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to introduce SMS-based Remdesivir allocation and information system to avoid its blackmarketing and shortage. In a tweet, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Ashwathnarayan said the “SMS based #Remdesivir allocation and information system is in place. In case if #Remdesivir is allocated against the SRF ID & hospital has not provided…
Mysore/Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police on May 12 have arrest two persons for selling Remdesivir injections in black market and have seized two injection vials from them. The arrested are 24-year-old David Enosh of Mysuru and 22-year-old Ajay of Agasanahundi Colony in H.D. Kote taluk. Both are working as staff nurses at a…
Water-tight system developed to prevent hoarding, unscrupulous use and pilferage Mysore/Mysuru: A COVID patient-friendly and a fool-proof system has been developed by the State Government to prevent hoarding, black-marketing and pilferage of Remdesivir drug. The online system will ensure equitable distribution of the drug among patients and also will bring in a systemic change in…
Mysore/Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who busted two rackets pertaining to sale of Remdesivir injections in black market, have arrested five persons. The arrested are 27-year-old G. Suresh, a staff nurse at a private hospital in J.P. Nagar here, 27-year-old D.M. Raghavendra and Ashok, both staff nurses at city’s Government Hospital, 20-year-old K….
Bengaluru: The State Government has issued notices to Cipla Ltd. and Jubilant Ltd., two pharmaceutical companies producing Remdesivir, for their failure to supply the quantum allocated to Karnataka. The notice has been issued by Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, N. Manjunath Prasad. The notice stated that the State Government, through the State Executive Committee, has been…
District Minister visits Jubilant Nanjangud; meets company officials with request Mysore/Mysuru: Jubilant Generics, a pharmaceutical company, in Nanjangud that had turned a COVID-19 positive hotspot during the first wave of the pandemic last year is back in news again, this time however with some positive news in the real sense. District Minister S.T. Somashekar has…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to streamline oxygen supplies to both Government and Private Hospitals in the district and to ensure that needy COVID patients get Remdesivir injections easily, a District-level Task Force headed by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has been formed. A decision in this regard was taken at a meeting chaired by District In-Charge…
Bengaluru: Preparation was going on to give guidance to all COVID-19 patients through Apthamitra Helpline, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said people who tested positive in RT-PCR would be informed by Apthamitra Helpline within 3-4 hours. The medical background experts and degree holders would also…
Patients with mild symptoms don’t require hospitalisation: Health Minister Bengaluru: All Corona positive patients do not require hospitalisation as people with mild symptoms can take treatment at home, said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar. Talking to reporters here yesterday, he said for those under home quarantine, they will get call from the…
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