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Sunday, November 9, 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.

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Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.