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Monday, August 18, 2025
TopicCovid-19 treatment

Topic: Covid-19 treatment

All about Magic Remedies Act, law that landed Patanjali in trouble over Covid ‘cure’ drug

Patanjali Ayurved Tuesday launched the ‘Coronil and Swasari’ medicines with the claim that it has discovered a cure for Covid-19.

Resource crunch, anxious relatives, bad press — woes of LNJP, Delhi’s main Covid hospital

From families complaining of negligence, staff complaining of shortages and cases rising, LNJP hospital has a fine balance to strike between patient care and the resources it has.

How Andhra is firmly testing, treating its way out of Covid crisis, but Telangana struggling

The AP govt has ramped up its health infrastructure to test and trace aggressively and provide timely treatment. Meanwhile, Telangana is dealing with Hyderabad.

10,000-bed Covid facility at Radha Soami Satsang Beas centre in Delhi to open on 1 July

The facility is spread over 70 acres in Chhatarpur, and will have biodegradable beds, 500 urinals, 450 bathing rooms, oxygen facilities and wheelchairs, among others.

India sold over 22 crore HCQ tablets in last 3 months against 24 crore in all of 2019

The Rs 3-tablet, which earlier emerged as a front-runner for Covid treatment, also recorded a massive jump of 700 per cent in exports between March & May.  

Double lung transplant for Covid-19 treatment: US performs surgery in a global ‘first’

The lungs of the patient, who was otherwise healthy and in her 20s, were destroyed by Covid-19. Indian-origin doctor led the surgery in Chicago.

In Kolkata, 24-yr-old beats Covid after 12 days on ‘artificial lungs’ support using ECMO

Kolkata's AMRI doctors say woman first patient in India to survive after ECMO support, an invasive procedure in which artificial lung is set up outside the body to pump oxygenated blood into it.

AstraZeneca’s cancer drug shows early signs of promise in treating severe Covid cases

The results, published in Science Immunology, are promising enough for AstraZeneca to launch the second phase of the trial, which will involve 200 patients.

Tamil Nadu govt caps Covid treatment charges at private hospitals

The per day charges for intensive care treatment shall not exceed Rs. 15,000 and for asymptomatic or mild cases, the maximum is Rs. 7,500, said the government.

Mumbai works to ramp up its health infra as it slowly surfaces from Covid lockdown

Mumbai is planning to add over 8,000 beds in ‘jumbo’ field hospitals, and boost public infrastructure to ensure almost 6,500 Covid beds for critical care.

On Camera

Have we reached a stage where we can say we’re proud of India? The data says so

As we head toward 'Azaadi Ka Amrit Kaal', let us remember the sacrifices of our freedom fighters and keep the growth engine turbocharged and bring energy and prosperity to all.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?