WHO stops trial of anti-malarial drug for COVID-19 treatment

The World Health Organisation on Monday (local time) temporarily suspended the clinical trial of malarial drug hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of coronavirus.   THE WAR AGAINST COVID-19......

India may be entering endemic stage of Covid: WHO chief scientist

COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity where there is low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Soumya......

Despite controversies India sees widespread use of HCQ

The once touted 'wonder drug' has been battling global controversies around its safety and efficacy as a prophylactic against COVID-19.However, India has stood by studies conducted by the ICMR and......

Controversial study that claimed HCQ unsafe for COVID-19 retracted

The authors of a controversial study published in The Lancet journal linking the use of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine with increased death risk in COVID-19 patients, have retracted their research......