Nagpur: Leader of opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday slammed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for discrimination in Remdesivir distribution, particularly for Nagpur division.
Speaking to the media during his visit to the vaccination centres in his Southwest constituency, the former chief minister hailed the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court’s orders to the Maharashtra government to immediately send 10,000 vials of Remdesivir injection to Nagpur district by Tuesday 8pm.
“There was a big discrimination in the distribution of this essential drug. Some powerful ministers were drawing excess stocks for their constituencies in cities like in Mumbai. The government must ensure fair and equitable distribution to all. Ideally, they should distribute the medicines where the number of patients is more. It wasn’t happening and therefore, the court needed to interfere.”
He quoted examples that on few days, the district received very less Remdesivir stocks and one day, not a single one, despite the fact that thousands of critical patients needed it.
Deliberating on the ongoing lockdown imposed by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray government till April 30, Fadnavis said the coronavirus continued to wreak havoc despite all measures taken by the administration and therefore, the government needed to think on revising the strategy and implement new measures.
24x7 toll free helpline opened for Covid patients
Southwest MLA Devendra Fadnavis opened a helpline — 08929908958 — and support centre for the coronavirus patients on Wednesday. It was set up in a joint venture with RSS promoted Sevankur NGO comprising many doctors and medical students, who will render their service free of cost.
“The Covid patients are more in panic nowadays. They will get medical advice from the experts and also the psychological help if needed. They will also get assistance for bed arrangements and medicine availability. A cardiac ambulance service would start from Thursday for the needy patients. Offices of me and Union minister Nitin Gadkari would also coordinate with the helpline office-bearers,” he said.