As Maharashtra continues to be the most affected state in India by coronavirus with over 82,000 confirmed cases, the state government has announced that it will purchase 10,000 vials of the drug Remdesivir for treating patients. Remdesivir, which was originally tested in Ebola patients, has emerged as one of the top near-term hopes for COVID-19 patients. The committee will decide the fees of the COVID-19 test in private laboratories in a week. It is notable that ICMR has approved COVID-19 testing in 44 government and 36 private laboratories with RT-PCR testing facilities. These tests are being done free of cost in government laboratories while a rate of Rs 4,500 has been fixed for private laboratories to conduct the tests.

Source: dna June 06, 2020 15:56 UTC