JUDGMENT :

PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J.

1. This hearing has been done through video conferencing.

2. The present petition is a loud cry by an advocate practising in Delhi who is suffering from COVID-19 for being provided with Remdesivir injection which has been prescribed to him.

3. The Petitioner was detected with COVID-19 on 13th April, 2021. Since the Petitioner’s condition was not improving in home isolation, he was admitted to Rescue Hospital, Dwarka, New Delhi. He got his CT scan conducted and was found to also be suffering from pneumonia. On 21st April, 2021, the Petitioner was prescribed Remdesivir injection (100 mg) to be given in six doses. Six valuable days have already passed by. The Petitioner has been able to arrange three doses from outside market sources and today, ld. Counsel for the Petitioner submits that he requires three more vials for his treatment.

4. It is a matter of which judicial notice can be taken that in the last ten to fourteen days, the citizenry in Delhi has been facing acute frustration and harassment due to the non-availability of Remdesivir, which is a prescribed drug for COVID-19 patients. Thousands of relatives have been racing against time trying to arran