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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Coronil only a supplement, says Ayush official

 New strains that are sparking concerns in Maharashtra, a bumpy ride ahead for ride-hailing firms, Paperwork needed to register for phase-2 of roll-out-news relevant to India’s fight against Covid-19

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IN NUMBERS: Over 16,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 16,738 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 11,046,914, according to a report in the Scroll. The daily cases are the highest since January 29. The country saw 138 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 156,705, according to central health ministry data. The total recoveries have surged to 10,738,501, while the active caseload is at 151,708. As many as 12,671,163 healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Read more here

Coronil is only a supplement, no Covid cure: U’khand Ayush official

According to a top AYUSH ministry official in Uttarakhand, Patanjali Ayurved’s Coronil drug can only be used as a supplement to manage Covid-19, similar to Vitamin C, Zinc, and other multi-vitamin pills, a report in ThePrint said. Last Friday, the company relaunched its Coronail tablet claiming that the Modi government had upgraded the drug as a “supportive” treatment for Covid-19. Coronil had earlier been approved as an “immunity booster”. The founder of the consumer goods company Baba Ramdev had also made a claim that the drug the “first evidence-based drug for Covid-19”. Read more here..


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