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Procurement of Remdesivir injections during pandemic: FIR registered against pharma firm, unknown BMC officials
The Mumbai Police's Economic Offences Wing has registered a case regarding alleged irregularities in the procurement of Remdesivir by the BMC during the pandemic. The agency has named Mylan Laboratories and unknown BMC officials as accused in the case. The fraud is estimated at INR 5.96 crore. BJP leader Kirit Somaiya filed a complaint, alleging that the civic body purchased the injection at a higher cost than prevailing prices and lacked details on the distribution of the injections. The EOW is also investigating a Covid-19 body bag scam.

Stock of Remdesivir injections worth ₹30 cr expire in Pune district
According to the officials, as many as 2.70 lakh vials of Remdesivir injections were procured by the health department for Pune district since the outbreak of Covid-19. Out of this stock, as many as 1.56 lakh vials were utilised while the remaining 1.13 lakh vials got wasted in three years’ time

Covid-19 preparedness mock drill conducted at civil hospital in Ludhiana
In an hour-long drill carried out at the Covid-19 ward building in the hospital, officials reviewed the preparedness of the hospital in attending to the patients in case of a rise in the number of Covid patients

Covid-19 mock drills: PMC says 2,204 beds ready in 123 Pune hospitals
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) said that the 123 hospitals, where mock drills were conducted, include 10 government and 113 private centres

Noida Police nabs Haryana man in remdesivir black marketing case
After the remdesivir black marketing episode came into light, an FIR was lodged on April 21 at the Noida Sector 20 police station based on a complaint by drug inspector Vaibhav Babbar
