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TopicCovid-19 treatment

Topic: Covid-19 treatment

India gets second shipment of 100 ventilators from US

US President Donald Trump had announced in May that the US will donate ventilators to India. The first batch of 100 ventilators had arrived on 14 June.

Some Covid-19 antibodies could last in recovered patients for at least 6 months, study finds

Findings based on studies of patients in Wuhan, among the first to have recovered from Covid worldwide. Earlier studies suggested the antibodies decline after 2-3 months.

Malaria drug chloroquine, used for Covid treatment, linked to amnesia, delirium, depression

From stable virus mutations to antibodies that could be inhaled, ThePrint brings you the latest research on Covid-19.

Irritated and dry skin is the new ‘pandemic’ on the rise, doctors blame gloves & sanitisers

Dermatologists say people should stop excessive use of sanitiser to prevent skin's protective layer from getting washed off. They also suggest using N9 gloves, instead of latex ones.

Patients recovered from Covid could have side-effects like Sepsis survivors, say US researchers

Researchers say Covid patients who have recovered are likely to face similar challenges as sepsis survivors because the acute manifestations of severe Covid are similar to sepsis.

Zenara Pharma latest Indian firm to get nod for ‘Covid drug’ favipiravir, to call it Favizen

Touted as a potential Covid treatment, favipiravir tablets to be sold by Zenara Pharma, a subsidiary of Biophore, will be manufactured in Hyderabad.

Govt could rethink use of Tocilizumab for Covid as trials show no help in improving symptoms

Tociluzumab is currently a part of the health ministry’s Clinical Management Protocol for Covid-19 under investigational therapies for patients with moderate symptoms.

This is how India set up WHO’s drug Solidarity trial in less than a month, despite lockdown

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, India's chief trial coordinator Sheela Godbole says as many as 600 volunteers have been registered & 27 trial sites set up to test 2 treatment drugs.

Delhi man donates plasma 6 times to Covid patients. Here’s what experts have to say

Delhi resident Tabrej Khan donated plasma 6 times between 18 April and 20 June. He is now planning to donate for a seventh time and sent his blood for antibody test to LNJP hospital.

Mumbai’s 5.5% Covid mortality rate a concern, officials say slums better off than high-rises

Mumbai has so far recorded 1,16,451 Covid positive cases and 6,444 deaths, with its mortality rate much higher than Maharashtra’s average of 3.55% and the country’s 2.13%.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

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?