India thanked American biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences on Saturday for gifting another 25,600 vials of Remdesivir, which is used in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. "Grateful to @GileadSciences for gift of another 25,600 vials of Remdesivir that arrived in Mumbai this morning," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson said in a tweet. Grateful to @GileadSciences for gift of another 25600 vials of Remdesivir that arrived in Mumbai this morning. pic.twitter.com/3hI1keuiu2 — Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) May 8, 2021Gilead Sciences, the developer of antiviral drug Remdesivir, on Wednesday, had sent more than 1.5 lakh vials to India. India reported 4,01,078 new COVID-19 cases, and 4,187 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Source: Mint May 08, 2021 05:03 UTC