Hansal Mehta seeks Remdesvir for Covid-positive son on Twitter, fans respond

On Tuesday (April 20), director Hansal Mehta took to Twitter to seek Remdesvir for his son Pallava who has tested Covid-19 positive. Since his tweet, he has been receiving help from friends and strangers alike about places where Remdesvir might be available.

In the second wave of the novel coronavirus, there has been a shortage of beds, vaccines and oxygen cylinders for Covid-19 patients in several states across the country. On Monday, there were reports that as the demand for Remdesvir is increasing, pharmaceutical vendors are black-marketing the drug six times higher than its official price. In these trying times, with the unavailability of the drug at hospitals, director Hansal Mehta took to Twitter to ask for help when his son Pallava tested positive for the novel coronavirus. And soon, there were hundreds of netizens who came forward to help the director with leads about where the drug might be available. Location Mumbai. Criticare Hospital Andheri EastPatient : Pallava Mehta https://t.co/EvIYteht3K KK Pharma 9892869090 it is in Andheri. Try it out Sir. Where is he ? Mumbai ? @DarshanNPopat pls let’s see if we can help ! we have decided to relaunch our medical helpline for Mumbai. You can contact us & my team will try it’s best to provide u with the medical assistance u need in mumbai. Spread the word, the numbers are below! @zeeshan_iyc84510380648451869785 https://t.co/qoX21aMdSe Try this pic.twitter.com/AtnqTyndSp Am overwhelmed that so many wonderful people reached out to help Pallava. Have deleted the tweet as his requirement is being met. Thank you so much for all the love. Keep him in your prayers. Love. Director Hansal Mehta, known for films like Shahid and Simran took to Twitter to ask people for help in seeking Remdesvir, a drug used for Covid-19 treatment. In the tweet, he wrote, “Need help with procuring Remdesvir for my son Pallava who is Covid +ve and has low O2 saturation. Would appreciate leads (sic).”