J'khand Writes To Centre, Seeks Approval To Buy Remdesivir From Bangladesh

The Jharkhand government has requested the Centre to allow it to import Remdesivir drug from Bangladesh. Chief Minister Hemant Soren stated that the state government is in talks with some drug manufacturers in Bangladesh to buy around 50,000 vials of the COVID-19 drug for emergency utilization. The supply of Remdesivir has fallen short is several other states across the country owing to the second wave of the COVID-19.