Amid the pandemic, research on drug treatments and vaccines is taking place at unprecedented pace around the world
Many scientists predict that a safe and effective vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, could take 12-18 months to develop
However, Yoga guru Ramdev-run Patanjali Ayurved made a tall claim that it had discovered a substantial cure for coronavirus with high success rate
Ramdev claims that ‘Coronil tablet’, ‘Swasari Vati’ and ‘Anu Taila’ had shown “100 % favourable results” during clinical trials on Covid-19 patients
During the trial, he claimed, 69% patients recovered in 3 days, while the recovery rate over a period of seven days was 100%!
The AYUSH Ministry has sought details about the medicine and has directed Patanjali and Ramdev to stop advertising such claims
At a time of this severe crisis, there couldn’t be anything more dangerous than fake claims about cures
The Uttarakhand Ayurved Dept will also issue a notice to Patanjali Ayurved, asking how they got permission to make the kit of medicines
Rajasthan govt will too, file a case against Baba Ramdev for conducting clinical trial on coronavirus patients