Delhi HC slams Delhi government, says 52,000 vials of Remdesivir delivered not 2,500

The Delhi HC on Wednesday slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government over the shortage of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir while also seeking a reason for the decline in Covid-19 testing numbers in the national capital.

A bench of the Delhi HC slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government over the shortage of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir. The drug, which is in short supply, is being used to treat moderate-severe cases of Covid-19 in hospitals. The high court said records show 52,000 vials of Remdesivir were delivered to Delhi against the Delhi government's claim that it only received 2,500 vials of the drug. "Hoarding of medicines or oxygen cylinders leads to creation of an artificial scarcity to an extent which may not be there," the Delhi HC said while appealing to the people not to indulge in such practices.