Government decides to discontinue central allocation of Remdesivir to States. Know THE REASON
Minister of State for Chemical and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday, 29 May, informed that the government has decided to discontinue the central allocation of Remdesivir to states.
He tweeted, "I am delighted and satisfied to inform you all that the production of Remdesivir is ramped up ten times from just 33,000 vials/day on 11 April 2021 to 3,50,000 vials/day today under the astute leadership of PM Narendra Modi."
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The Union Minister further informed that the government has also increased the number of plants producing Remdesivir from 20 to 60 plants within a month. Now the country has enough Remdesivir as the supply is much more than the demand, he added.
I am delighted and satisfied to inform you all that the Production of Remdesivir is ramped up ten times from
just ~33,000 vials/day on 11th April 2021 to ~3,50,000 vials/day today under the astute leadership of Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi Ji. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Vy2RzrsYMQ— Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) May 29, 2021
He also mentioned that the government has decided to discontinue the Central Allocation of Remdesivir to States. He has directed the National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Agency and CDSCO to continuously monitor the availability of Remdesivir in the country.
The Centre has also decided to procure 50 lakh vials of Remdesivir to maintain it as a strategic stock for the emergency requirement, he added.
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