In Delhi, frantic scramble for coronavirus treatment drugs
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Long queues
To acquire a couple of doses of medication for coronavirus, many stand for hours in line outside a pharmacy in Delhi. But many don't receive the recommended dosage. Only 30% people in a hospital in Delhi receive the medicine that they need to fight the virus.
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Massive surge
In queues, scuffles often break out over the medication and armed policemen have to control the situation. India is currently struggling with a massive shortage of medical supplies as infections are rising at an alarming rate.
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Remdesivir
As stocks of Remdesivir in shops plunge, many have to resort to roaming the Indian capital, looking for medicines. Even though India is called the "pharmacy of the world", the demand for medicines has not been met, which is leading to dire consequences.
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Is Remdesivir essential?
Even though many doctors do not believe that remdesivir is essential for the treatment of coronavirus, hospitals have continued to prescribe them, and because of the shortage, families have to acquire it themselves.
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Another dose, another struggle
Many have been resorting to the black market for the medicines, where they have to pay exhorbitant amounts for a single dose. For the next dose tomorrow, the struggle continues.