Last year, the government was struggling to procure 90 crore syringes, mainly needed for the national COVID-19 vaccination drive following which the crucial medical supply was included in the list of goods restricted for export
Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) has shuttered its factories on the outskirts of New Delhi following the directive from a state pollution control board, triggering concerns of an acute shortage of syringes and needles in India just as its COVID-19 vaccination programme is in full swing.