Panic SourcingRemdesivir, Plasma Therapy Are Not The Best Treatments for Covid19. So Why Are Indians Desperate To Procure Them? A mixture of panic, preconceived notions about India's healthcare system, and a lack of guidance from public health officials has led to a surprising demand for non-essential drugs. By Aditi Murti
New RestrictionsUse Remdesivir Only for Covid Patients on Oxygen Support, Govt Says The central government flagged the "irrational" individual use of the antiviral drug as the reason for mass shortages. By Devrupa Rakshit
Fast Tracked CuresIndia’s Drug Regulators Approve Use of Remdesivir for Covid19 Treatment. Here’s What We Know About the Drug. Other countries which sped up the approval process for Remdesivir include the U.S. and Japan. By Aditi Murti
Risky BusinessRemdesivir Fails Its First Clinical Trial as a Possible Covid19 Treatment The WHO posted the news on its website, then later removed the post. By Devrupa Rakshit