Remdesivir has been prescribed by physicians as a life-saving drug for patients with coronavirus infection. In light of this situation, there has been a shortage of Remdesivir for the last few days across severla hospitals in Tamil Nadu. The public is waiting in long queues at hospitals to buy Remdesivir doses.
In this situation, there were complaints that some people were selling Remdesivir on the black market. During a police raid in Tambaram on Thursday, three people, including a doctor, were arrested while buying Remdesivir on the black market. A police constable working at the Thiruvannamalai Government Hospital was also arrested in connection with the incident.
Following this, the ICF station police have arrested Karthik, an employee of a private hospital in the Mint area in Chennai, for selling Remdesivir on the black market. It is noteworthy that 4 more people, including a private doctor, have already been arrested for selling Remdesivir on the black market and one more has been arrested.
It is to be noted that not just Remdesivir, but also other medical supplies like vaccine shipments and oxygen cylinders have been found to be sold illegally on the black market off late.
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