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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

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

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?