Official sources said a quota of only 10,500 vials per week had been fixed for Jammu and Kashmir by the Centre in its first allotment and distribution phase. The family of Ieeba Khan, 30, could not find Tocilizumab at the Chest Disease Hospital, the main government-run hospital catering to COVID-19 patients. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently spoke to the head of the hospital, Dr. Naveed Nazir, in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme. “It's going to impact the mortality rate among the severely sick patients,” a senior doctor told The Hindu on the condition of anonymity. The Drug Controller has been asked to submit daily logs of sales and purchases.

Source: The Hindu April 28, 2021 20:53 UTC