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Have mild Covid symptoms? Take this injection to get well within a week

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Lucknow: Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday approved for the emergency usage of ‘Virafin’, Pegylated Interferon injection in treating the patients affected with moderate Covid-19 symptoms.

 

Senior officials of Zydus Cadila announced that a single dosage of ‘Virafin’ will make the treatment more convenient for the patients as it will help patients recover more faster than any administered medicine.

 

Dr. Sharvil Patel, Managing Director, Cadila Healthcare Limited said, “Virafin will be available on the prescription of medical specialist for use in hospital/institutional setup. In the multicentric trial conducted in 20-25 centers across India, Virafin had shown lesser need for Supplemental oxygen, clearly indicating that it was able to control respiratory distress and failure.”

 

“The fact that we are able to offer a therapy which significantly reduces viral load when given. Earlier one can help in better disease management. It comes at a much-needed time for patients and we will continue to provide them access to critical therapies in this battle against COVID-19,” Patel added.

 

In its Phase III clinical trials, the therapy had shown better clinical improvement in the patients suffering from COVID-19. During the trials, a higher proportion of patients administered with PegIFN arm were RT PCR negative by the seventh day. The drug ensures faster viral clearance and has several add-on advantages compared to other anti-viral agents.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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