Delay in administering Remdesivir: 5 Noida hospital doctors booked under IPC 304A for negligence in treating COVID patient

Speaking to the news agency, Press Trust of India, Dr Tyagi stated, "The patient was brought to our hospital in a critical condition. I believe had there been a delay of even half an hour, the patient would not have survived. But here his condition started improving and after about 35 days, the family took him to another hospital in Delhi."

"His oxygen saturation was just around 60% and his lungs were affected. During Covid's second wave, there were a lot of patients and the remdesivir injection was also not easily available. But we managed to arrange the injection for him in 2-3 days and administered it to him," he added in his statement to The Times of India.

He said the team of doctors at the hospital did a good job on their end, considering the challenging situation during the second wave of the pandemic last year.

"Also, on the family's allegation of not administering remdesivir injection in time, there are multiple research reports which later showed remdesivir had no impact in treating coronavirus. We understand that the family has lost a young child and it is very unfortunate," Tyagi said.

Police said they would now be able to take up the case for investigation. Paramhans Tiwari, the in-charge of the Phase 2 police station, said the police are investigating the matter and further action would be taken on the basis of findings of their probe.