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Patanjali Ayurved claims to find the cure for COVID – but lands in hot water

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Patanjali Ayurved, a firm based in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, has claimed success with an Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of COVID-19 – but its claims have landed it in hot water with the Union Government. The company launched ‘Coronil and Swasari’ yesterday, purporting the treatment to have a 100 percent success rate in curing COVID-19 (the …

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The COVID crisis continues in India

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India’s COVID crisis continues, as cases of the disease continue to surge. Early on in the pandemic, India was ostensibly mildly affected in comparison to other nations. The situation has altered dramatically since. Even with the imposition of a lengthy, wholescale lockdown countrywide in late March (one since relaxed in many areas of the country), …

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Dexamethasone: Scientists hail ‘breakthrough’

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Potential positive news has come during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers in the United Kingdom have suggested that the corticosteroid medication dexamethasone could save lives among the severely affected. The National Institute for Health Research (NIRH) reports that a “study, conducted at the University of Oxford and led by Professor Peter Horby and Professor Martin Landray, …

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Two strains of Congo fever in Rajasthan

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A study has revealed that two different Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) — known commonly as Congo fever — lineages are present in the state of Rajasthan. Discovered amongst the background of the COVID-19 crisis in India, the finding is unlikely to garner a huge degree of concern as the news cycle is all …

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Self-imposed village lockdowns

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News of a health worker that has tested positive for COVID-19 has resulted in villages across the state of Goa placing themselves in self-imposed shutdowns. The worker was posted on duty in the port city of Vasco da Gama, which has since become a hotspot for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus which …

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Superspreaders: Asymptomatic or not?

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The concept of COVID-19 “superspreaders” has been a hotly debated topic since the beginning of the spread of the disease. Details regarding these superspreaders are still being established, with several studies offering conflicting information — particularly regarding whether asymptomatic individuals can be superspreaders. A study published on June 3rd in Annals of Internal Medicine …

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India unprepared to handle COVID-19 outbreaks?

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Lockdown measures are beginning to be revoked in many areas of India, despite cases of COVID-19 surging across the country. Could the removal of lockdown procedures lead to the disease becoming all but uncontrollable? India’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic was both rapid and thorough. A countrywide lockdown was put in place beginning on …

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Lancet retracts controversial HCQ study

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The authors of a controversial study concerning hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and its use in the treatment of COVID-19 have retracted it. “After publication…several concerns were raised with respect to the veracity of the data and analyses conducted by Surgisphere Corporation and its founder and our co-author, Sapan Desai, in our publication,” three of the study authors …

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ASHAs undervalued during COVID-19 crisis

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India’s rural healthcare workers are vital in efforts to track COVID-19 cases in rural locations that are hard to reach. Despite this they remain an undervalued, and underpaid, segment of India’s healthcare workforce. Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) are Indian women who act as a liaison point between individuals in the community and the often …

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Hydroxychloroquine debate rages on

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In India and at the global level, the debate over the merits of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a treatment for COVID-19 continues. Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) cited safety concerns as it announced a moratorium on clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine. HCQ is used as a treatment for a number of conditions including malaria and …

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