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TopicCovid-19 treatment

Topic: Covid-19 treatment

Delhi HC seeks report after WhatsApp video claims Covid patient denied bed by private hospital

Delhi HC order for Centre and Delhi govts also asks for details of Covid helplines, capacity created to deal with such calls, and nature of assistance rendered.

Biocon’s blood purification device gets regulator nod for treating critical Covid patients

CytoSorb was introduced in 2013 for Sepsis patients. It has now been allowed to treat critical Covid patients to help reduce their cytokines levels.

Reader View: It’s everyone’s responsibility to contain coronavirus from spreading

YourTurn is our new weekly feature in which ThePrint's readers share their views or opinions in response to the question of the week.

Remdesivir cuts recovery time of Covid patients from 15 days to 11: New peer-reviewed study

The study, conducted on over 1,000 patients, also found that remdesivir is unlikely to be sufficient as a standalone treatment as it didn't significantly reduce the death rate.

Hetero Labs in Hyderabad seeks nod from govt to market remdesivir, a potential Covid drug

Hetero Labs filed an application with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) last week. The CDSCO may soon reach out to ICMR for suggestions.

High-level panel to reform drug regulatory system as Modi govt works to fast-track approvals

The panel, which meets today to discuss the details of reforming the system, comprises entrepreneurs Adar Poonawalla and Pankaj Patel and senior health officials among others.

US not giving ventilators to India in exchange for HCQ, it’s about partnership: Top official

Ramona El Hamzaoui, USAID Acting Director, said a tranche of 50 ventilators will be sent to India in the first batch, while the remaining will be delivered in phases.

US firm Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate shows ‘potential’ in first phase of trials

Phase 1 of the trials involved 45 healthy volunteers aged 18-55 yrs. Moderna says interim data shows the vaccine candidate 'has the potential to prevent Covid-19 disease'.

Every scientific success is built on a history of failures, Covid-19’s cure could be too

In science, establishing that something doesn’t work is as crucial as finding a solution. This is why most Covid-19 clinical trials are repurposing existing drugs.

Trump announces US will send ventilators to India, collaborate on developing Covid vaccine

In a tweet Saturday, US President Donald Trump said America will stand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this pandemic and that the countries together will 'beat the invisible enemy’.

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘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.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.