Chhattisgarh gets 9,100 Remdesivir injections

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Amid a reported shortage, the Chhattisgarh government on Tuesday said 9,100 Remdesivir injections have been distributed to hospitals in the state to battle Covid-19.

On Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s instruction, Chhattisgarh State Road Development Corp Managing Director Bhoskar Vilas Sandipan went to Mumbai to coordinate with companies producing the injection.

Likewise, the Managing Director of the Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corp, Arun Prasad, was sent to Hyderabad for the same purpose.

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