People waiting for their turn to buy Remdesivir outside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. (Photo: K Daniel / India Today)
Take all precautions for Maintaining social distancing and the Covid-19 protocol have been tossed aside Hundreds of people stood shoulder to shoulder Remdesivir on Saturday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. On the first day of Remdesivir’s sale at the stadium, many people gathered to get the antiviral drug for their loved ones.
Waiting for his turn to come, 30-year-old Sandeep Raj said he had been trying to get remdesivir for the past 10 days. His parents had tested positive for Covid-19 and doctors prescribed remdesivir for both.
On Saturday morning, Sandeep lost his father. He rushed to the stadium to get Remdesivir for his mother to save her.
“My dad’s gone. I kept his body in my house and came here to buy medicines for my mom. I’ve been trying to get them for the past 10 days. I even have a sign, but now there is.” so many others here. It’s difficult to distinguish between those who have a token and those who don’t. I don’t know what to do. It’s a terrible situation, “Sandeep said.
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“I have the money and the necessary documents, but I still can’t get the medicine,” he said.
A long wait for remdesivir
Just like Sandeep, Muthamizh Azhagan had come to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium to get Remdesivir. He said he had been waiting for his turn since 1 a.m. Like Sandeep, he got a sign in the morning, but soon the number of people trying to get remdesivir increased many times over.
Rush for Remdesivir outside Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. (Photo: K Daniel / India Today)
“My father, mother and brother are Covid-19 positive. My father and brother urgently need remdesivir. My mother is on dialysis and quarantined at home. The distribution of remdesivir needs to be better organized,” said Muthamizh Azhagan. He had come from Tambaram, about 30 km from Chennai, hoping to get remdesivir for his family.
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He expressed concern about the lack of social distancing in the stadium where the state government was handing out Remdesivir, saying, “I’m Covid-19 negative, but look at the situation here. Even people who don’t have Covid-19 , could contract. ” the disease in this situation. The pandemic will never end if that is the condition. “
He appealed to the newly elected Prime Minister MK Stalin and said he had “high hopes” for him. “We just want to ask him to better organize this (distribution of remdesivir). We have to end the pandemic, but that way the pandemic will never end,” said Muthamizh Azhagan.
Another person queuing for remdesivir said there was chaos because there were no clear orders.
Police officers stationed outside the stadium tried to control the crowd, but the rush for the injection was so great that their efforts brought no results.
Limited supply of remdesivir
Tamil Nadu receives 7,000 remdesivir injections every day. The state government has argued that this is well below their requirements and has called for the daily allocation to be increased to 20,000 injections per day.
Recently, the state government informed the Madras High Court that it has decided to distribute remdesivir at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium because it has a large space and social distancing can be ensured there. Previously, the injection was distributed at Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital.
According to official information, only 300 injections per day are currently being distributed in the stadium. This is well below the requirements of the hundreds that crowded the venue on the first day of distribution.
Speaking to India Today TV, Muthamizh Azhagan said he needed 12 injections of remdesivir (six each for his father and brother) while Sandeep needed six injections for his mother.
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