Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his 3-city take a look at on Saturday to critique coronavirus vaccine improvement function. Three key pharma players who are operating on COVID-19 vaccine had been visited by PM Modi yesterday.
The list integrated Zydus Cadila’s manufacturing facility close to Ahmedabad, Bharat Biotech’s facility in Hyderabad.
In Maharashtra, PM visited Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune, which has partnered with international pharma giant AstraZeneca and the Oxford University for the COVID-19 vaccine.
However, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray did not accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout his take a look at to the Pune-primarily based Serum Institute of India (SII) on Saturday.
Ahead of the PM’s take a look at, Maharashtra CMO had released a statement informing that Thackeray will not accompany Modi. The move by Thackeray raised lots of eyebrows. However, the statement issued by CMO had also stated as to why CM Uddhav Thackeray did not accompany Modi.
“The chief minister and the governor will not be in Pune as the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has informed that their presence was not required since the prime minister will be there for a brief visit,” the statement mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)