NEW DELHI : While retail of medicines improved on the second day of the lockdown to curb the spread of covid-19, Hyderabad continued to be a problem and pharmacists, both offline and online, showed concern that the disruption may worsen going forward as local authorities created hurdles for shipments. “There is a problem faced in logistics for transport of shipments from factories to C&F (clearing and forwarding) agents because the staff are either not coming to work or if they do, they are being stopped by the police," an official with a large manufacturer said, requesting anonymity.
Another official with a chemists and druggists association in south India confirmed the issue, saying that this could possibly cause a problem in the future