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NCP allegations come days after the Centre banned the export of Remdesivir injections in view of a sudden spike in demand due to the surge in Covid-19 cases. (Representative image)
MUMBAI: NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Saturday alleged that the central government has asked export companies not to supply Remdesivir medicine to the state. He also said that the BJP, which is in power at the Centre, was more interested in winning elections than tackling the coronavirus crisis.
The BJP hit back saying that Malik should either give proof or apologise for levelling false and baseless allegations, and said he should step down from the post.
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Maharashtra To Use Technology To Increase Tests: Rajesh Tope Maharashtra To Use Technology To Increase Tests: Rajesh Tope Such technology would be used in the coronavirus hotspots in Maharashtra, he said.
Updated: April 17, 2021 1:12 am IST
70 per cents of tests being conducted in Maharashtra were as per the RT-PCR, said the Minister (File)
Mumbai:
The Maharashtra government plans to bring in modern COVID-19 detection technology to increase the number of tests and minimize the waiting period for reports, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Friday.
Such technology would be used in the coronavirus hotspots in Maharashtra, Mr Tope said. Companies like Thermo Fisher and Abbott have come up with modern technology machines which can perform as many as 10,000 tests per day. We are also setting up mobile testing vans to reach people who are unable to come out of their homes, he said.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra is expected to double in the next 15 days, according to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The state s active caseload will reach 11.9 lakh by April 30, from the current 5.64 lakh, Thackeray said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The letter sent on Wednesday also said the medical oxygen requirement in the state is projected to reach 2,000 metric tonnes per day by April-end from the present consumption of 1,200 MT per day. Citing logistical hurdles in the transportation of liquid medical oxygen from neighbouring states, Thackeray also sought permission under the National Disaster Management Act to airlift oxygen from steel plants in eastern and southern parts of the country.