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Maharashtra govt to procure 10,000 vials of Remdesivir: Tope

Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Saturday claimed that the Maharashtra government will procure 10,000 vials of the drug Remdesivir for treating coronavirus patients.

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Published : Jun 6, 2020, 11:15 PM IST

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will procure 10,000 vials of the drug Remdesivir for treating coronavirus patients, Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.

The expensive medicine is being made available for the poor and needy patients in the state, he said.

"GoM to procure 10k vials of Remdesivir. Based on evidence from Laboratory, animal and clinical studies, It has generated promising results in MERS-CoV and SARS which are also caused by Corona Virus," Tope tweeted.

  • महाराष्ट्र शासन Remdesivir च्या 10000 vial इंजेक्शन खरेदी करणार.प्रयोगशाळा, प्राणी आणि क्लिनिकल अभ्यासाच्या पुराव्यांच्या आधारे MERS- CoV आणि SARS मध्ये यास आशादायक परिणाम मिळाला आहे, जो देखील कोरोना व्हायरसमुळे होतो. 1/2@DrLahanetp @CMOMaharashtra @ChaiMIRROR

    — Rajesh Tope (@rajeshtope11) June 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"WHO (World Health Organisation) Suggests it may have some positive effects in Covid19 treatment. This expensive medicine is being made available for poor & needy patients," he added.

  • WHO सुचविते की Covid19 उपचारात त्याचे काही सकारात्मक परिणाम होऊ शकतात. हे औषध अत्यंत महाग असून गरीब लोकांना देण्याच्या दृष्टीने व्यवस्था केली.2/2@DrLahanetp @CMOMaharashtra @ChaiMIRROR

    — Rajesh Tope (@rajeshtope11) June 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

As of Friday, Maharashtra had reported 80,229 coronavirus cases and 2,849 deaths, which are the highest in the country. PTI

Also read: Explosive fed to cow in Himachal Pradesh; video goes viral

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will procure 10,000 vials of the drug Remdesivir for treating coronavirus patients, Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.

The expensive medicine is being made available for the poor and needy patients in the state, he said.

"GoM to procure 10k vials of Remdesivir. Based on evidence from Laboratory, animal and clinical studies, It has generated promising results in MERS-CoV and SARS which are also caused by Corona Virus," Tope tweeted.

  • महाराष्ट्र शासन Remdesivir च्या 10000 vial इंजेक्शन खरेदी करणार.प्रयोगशाळा, प्राणी आणि क्लिनिकल अभ्यासाच्या पुराव्यांच्या आधारे MERS- CoV आणि SARS मध्ये यास आशादायक परिणाम मिळाला आहे, जो देखील कोरोना व्हायरसमुळे होतो. 1/2@DrLahanetp @CMOMaharashtra @ChaiMIRROR

    — Rajesh Tope (@rajeshtope11) June 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

"WHO (World Health Organisation) Suggests it may have some positive effects in Covid19 treatment. This expensive medicine is being made available for poor & needy patients," he added.

  • WHO सुचविते की Covid19 उपचारात त्याचे काही सकारात्मक परिणाम होऊ शकतात. हे औषध अत्यंत महाग असून गरीब लोकांना देण्याच्या दृष्टीने व्यवस्था केली.2/2@DrLahanetp @CMOMaharashtra @ChaiMIRROR

    — Rajesh Tope (@rajeshtope11) June 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

As of Friday, Maharashtra had reported 80,229 coronavirus cases and 2,849 deaths, which are the highest in the country. PTI

Also read: Explosive fed to cow in Himachal Pradesh; video goes viral

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