TIMES OF INDIA
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 19, 2020, 20: 17: 16 IST
India saw another record for highest number of Covid cases in a day, 13,586, that took the country’s total to 380,532. Chennai has been put under another spell of total lockdown till June 30, along with 3 other districts, to curb the spread of the virus. Stay with TOI for live updates.
Read: HCQ exports ban lifted after ensuring surplus stock in domestic market, says government
During March-May 2020, the number of manufacturing units of hydroxychloroquine increased from 2 to 12 and the country’s production capacity of hydroxychloroquine rose from around 10 crore tablets per month to around 30 crore tablets per month. “Currently, India is having a surplus of hydroxychloroquine tablets over and above its domestic requirements,” it said adding that the ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) is maintaining enough buffer stock of HCQ to cater to domestic demand, it said.
Read: Niti Aayog forms panel to develop job platform for migrant labours
“Niti Aayog under the leadership of its CEO, Amitabh Kant has formed a high-powered committee to drive public and private partnership in order to engage and develop technologies that can solve this looming crisis and provide better job opportunities to the migrant workers,” the source said.
Government of India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank today signed a $750 million “Covid-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Programme” to assist India to strengthen its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports ANI.
Delhi to get 450 new Covid-19 beds in Burari hospital.
“Almost all the preparations for Covid-19 treatment have been done here. There will be 450 beds in this hospital for the treatment of coronavirus patients, and every third bed will have oxygen supply attached to it. Around 125 beds already have oxygen supply, and 125 beds will be provided oxygen through oxygen cylinders. I think the establishment of this facility will be another great step in our bid to