Exploring possibility of Sputnik V production in Haryana: Dushyant
CHANDIGARH: Haryana deputy chief minister Dushyant Chautala, during a press conference Wednesday, said that he spoke to Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to explore the possibility of Sputnik V vaccine manufacture in Haryana.
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is in a pact with the Russian Direct Investment Fund to sell 250 million vials of Sputnik V in India.
He said Union minister Nitin Gadkari has suggested that more pharma companies should be allowed to make Covid vaccine in country.
“Haryana will explore if there can be tie-ups with companies like Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India that manufacturing vaccines in India to scale up production,” he said.
The Haryana government has stepped up testing in rural areas to check Covid spread.
Dushyant said that the idea is to screen as many as people as possible after reports that despite showing symptoms people are reluctant to get checked.
The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader dismissed Opposition leaders’ claims that there was under-reporting of Covid deaths in rural areas of Haryana.
Tauktae: Don’t step out, deputy CM urges people
Dushyant urged people to stay vigilant over the next 48 hours and refrain from stepping out in view of Tauktae.
The deputy chief minister said according to the MeT department, the flow of storm is moving towards Haryana via Gujarat and Rajasthan, and speed of the storm can move up to 50km/hr in most districts of Haryana from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday evening.