The coronavirus pandemic has gripped nations across the world. The virus that creates COVID-19 disease among individuals, has infected people in millions and thousands could not survive as well.
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said on Tuesday it has launched Favipiravir (200 mg) in India under the brand FluGuard at an economical price of Rs 35 per tablet for the treatment of mild to moderate cases of COVID-19.
Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son — Karti Chidambaram — on Monday announced that he has been tested positive for coronavirus.
The Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare on Sunday said that India’s COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 65.44 per cent from 64.53 per cent.
Kamala Rani Varun, a cabinet minister in Yogi Adityanath’s government in Uttar Pradesh, has died of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lucknow, reports on Sunday.
Russia is planning a mass vaccination campaign against the novel coronavirus for October, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said.
With a spike of 54,735 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the past 24 hours, India’s total tally has surpassed 17 lakh mark and reached 17,50,724, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday.
The West Bengal government has issued a new set of guidelines on treating COVID-19 patients with comorbidities, usage of repurposed drugs and post- discharge care.