Rajya Sabha

March 17, 2020

Manas Bhunia asks a Question on coronavirus treatment

Manas Bhunia asks a Question on coronavirus treatment

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I want to ask the Hon’ble Health and Family Welfare Minister, through you. A pandemic situation has been created by the coronavirus. So many countries have been experimenting on the treatment process by specific drugs in the trial. 

In the USA, in Australia, in Germany, in China they are trying retroviral drugs, which are used in HIV infections. Recently it was reported that Chloroquine is very effective in the treatment of coronavirus. 

I want to know, through you Sir, from the Honourable Health Minister, what are the protocols adopted by the Government of India, and advisories given to the State Government in this context?