Crowds clamour for COVID drugs at Indian hospital

Police held crowds back as they clamoured behind barricades, flashing medical prescription documents for Remdesivir.

India has been facing a shortage of medical supplies, especially oxygen and medicine since a raging infectious wave hit the country.

India's coronavirus crisis showed scant sign of easing on Tuesday, with a seven-day average of new cases at a record high and international health authorities warning the country's variant of the virus poses a global concern.