Ramaswami: On Saturday, reports poured in from across the country on the shortage of medical equipment for doctors and a shortage of medicines at chemist shops in some places. The shortage of medicines was reported due to disruptions in supply chains because of the lockdown. The president of All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) told the Economic Times that if bottlenecks in supply chains are not sorted out soon, then retailers would run out of all supplies in the next four to five days. Medical store owners in Punjab’s Ludhiana told state media agency ANI that their stock of medicines is “almost exhausted”. The general secretary of Punjab Chemist Association has said that the situation will turn very crucial in the coming four-five days.