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Hospital staffer held for black marketing of antiviral drug remdesivir

An employee of a private hospital was arrested for allegedly trying to sell a vial of remdesivir injection at an exorbitant price in Maharashtra's Pune city, police said on Wednesday. Based on a tip-off, a decoy customer was sent to Bhavani Peth area on Tuesday and the accused Shivaji Sawant was caught while attempting to sell a vial of remdesivir for Rs 7,000, a senior crime branch official said. Amid shortage of the anti-viral drug, cases of black marketing have been reported, in which the Pimpri Chinchwad and Pune police have already arrested some people in separate cases. The accused works as an assistant in a private hospital and was in possession of two vials, the official said. The family of a COVID-19 patient at the hospital had procured extra vials of the injection and had given it away to the hospital, and Sawant had somehow managed to get hold of two vials, which he tried to sell at an exorbitant price, he said. The accused has been arrested under relevan

Zomato's Goyal takes a dig at Swiggy; Mumbai clarifies rules on delivery

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has announced a curfew in the State, except for essential services

Ensure strict implementation of Covid-19 curbs in Maharashtra: CM Thackeray

Section 144 of CrPC, prohibiting assembly of five or more people at one spot, will be in force during the period

Maharashtra records 58,952 new Covid-19 cases, reports 278 deaths

Maharashtra on Wednesday reported 58,952 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to 35,78,160, while 278 new fatalities pushed the toll to 58,804, the state health department said. In view of an alarming rise in cases, the state government has announced a 15-day-long stricter measures which came into force at 8 pm on Wednesday and will remain in operation till 7 am on May 1. Maharashtra on April 11 had reported 63,294 COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day tally so far. Also, 39,624 patients were discharged during the day, taking the count of recoveries to 29,05,721, the department said in a release. Maharashtra is now left with 6,12,070 active cases, the department said. Mumbai recorded 9,931 new cases and 54 fatalities, taking the tally to 5,45,195 and the toll to 12,147, it said. With 2,42,149 new tests, the number of samples tested so far in Maharashtra has gone up to 2,28,02,200, the department added. Currently, 34,55,206 people are in home isolation, while

Remdesivir not a life-saving drug in Covid-19: Maharashtra task force

Expressing concern over the panic created by the shortage of Remdesivir, an anti-viral drug, Maharashtra's COVID-19 task force has said that it was not a life-saving medicine in coronavirus treatment, and strongly advised against its "rampant and irrational abuse". The task force also suggested that medical oxygen should be used judiciously during the coronavirus pandemic. The task force, headed by Dr Sanjay Oak, made these observations in the advisory it issued after its meeting held on Monday. Remdesivir is not a life-saving drug in coronavirus and it is helpful during the second to ninth day of illness and not thereafter, it said. "It only arrests the replication of the virus and therefore reduces the hospital stay and convalescence of the patient by one-two days. This leads to a reduction inthe hospital stay by two days at the most. It is possible to save patients even without Remedesivir," the task force said in the advisory. It added that though it would like t

Lockdown-like stricter curbs in Maharashtra: What's open, what's closed

In this podcast, we are discussing the major announcements made by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and also talking about what's open and what's not across the state for next 15 days. Listen in

Maharashtra state board exams for classes 10, 12 postponed due to Covid-19

The Maharashtra board exams were scheduled to start on April 23 and April 29 for classes 10 and 12, respectively

Maharashtra: Taxi owners, drivers seek deferment of EMIs amid Covid curbs

Taxi owners and drivers in Aurangabad have demanded that the EMIs on their vehicle loans be deferred in the wake of strict restrictions enforced in Maharashtra to check the spread of Covid-19

Maharashtra shuts most manufacturing, restricts e-comm to fight Covid-19

The curbs - which start Wednesday - could hit auto companies like Tata Motors Ltd, Bajaj Auto Ltd, and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd which operate factories in the state

15-day curfew in Maharashtra from April 14; essential services exempted

All businesses, except essential services, to remain shut; Rs 5,400 cr package announced

Maharashtra: Nagpur sees 6,826 new Covid-19 cases, 65 fatalities

Nagpur district in Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 6,826 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 65 fatalities, taking the tally to 2,91,043 and the toll to 5,903, an official release said.

IPL 2021: Wankhede matches not to be affected by curfew in Maharashtra

Wankhede matches not to be affected by curfew in Maharashtra

Govt slams states: No Covid-19 vaccine shortage, only poor planning

Rajesh Bhushan, Union health secretary, said that there were over 20 million doses in the pipeline to be distributed to states

Covid-19: Deserted streets, fleeing workers threaten India's oil demand

After dipping by about 2 per cent in March from February, overall consumption of oil products looks set to extend declines this month.

Maharashtra: Curfew for 15 days from April 14; essential services exempted

There's shortage of medical oxygen and demand for remdesivir has increased in Maharashtra, says CM Uddhav Thackeray

Maharashtra reports 60,212 new coronavirus cases, 281 die

Maharashtra on Tuesday reported 60,212 fresh coronavirus positive cases, taking the tally to 35,19,208 while 281 fatalities pushed the toll to 58,526, the state health department said

Maharashtra: Nashik records 3,343 new Covid-19 cases; 32 casualties

As many as 3,343 persons tested positive for COVID-19, while 32 died of the infection in the last 24 hours in Maharashtra's Nashik district, an official said on Tuesday.

Sharad Pawar to be discharged from hospital in 2 days: Deputy CM

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who underwent gall bladder surgery at a hospital here on Monday, is to be discharged in the next two days

Rajesh Tope seeks increase in Remdesivir production, reduction in price

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has stated that the price of anti-viral drug Remdesivir should be reduced and the companies manufacturing the drug should double the production

Delhi, Maharashtra, 8 other states account for 80% of new Covid-19 cases

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Kerala have shown a rise in the Covid-19 daily cases, the Union Health Ministry said