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Covid treatment: Maharashtra to procure 10,000 vials of remdesivir
NEW DELHI : The Maharashtra government will procure 10,000 vials of Gilead Sciences Inc’s repurposed antiviral remdesivir for the treatment of covid-19 patients, state health minister Rajesh Tope said.“GoM (Government of Maharashtra) to procure 10k (10,000) 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 coronavirus," Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope said in a tweet on Saturday.The state has the highest number of covid-19 patients in India, with the total cases at nearly 83,000, of which 42,609 are currently receiving treatment while 2,969 have died.