The High Court also sought the Central govt response on the incident where BJP MP Sujay Vikhe Patil reportedly procured Remdesivir vials from Delhi and distributed them in the state.
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Delhi Police has so far recovered 81 remdevisir injections and has also tracked down WhatsApp groups of inter-state gangs allegedly running the black marketing racket.
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At present, remdesivir injections are used ‘in the order of preference which apparently is need-based and in priority of hospital’, the high court said in its order.
The move would help augment domestic availability and reduce cost of the injection. This import duty exemption would remain in force till October 31 this year.
BJP’s Shirish Chaudhari, who belongs to Amalner in Jalgaon, sold large stocks of Cadila Healthcare’s Remdac & Bruck Pharma’s Corovir in Nandurbar & Jalgaon districts.
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chouhan spoke to PM Narendra Modi Monday in connection with measures to check Covid spread in the state, which recorded over 12,000 cases Sunday.
Mumbai Police questioned a Bruck Pharma pharma executive after stock of remdesivir, a Covid drug in shortage, was found. But MVA minister already knew BJP was procuring it from the firm.
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