According to the Union Health Ministry, the surge in active cases is due to Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh reporting a spike in the daily infections
Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved launched Coronil on February 19
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Coronil, a medicine that claims to boost immunity against COVID-19, developed by yoga guru Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved has run into a controversy over claims of certification.
At the launch event on February 19 where Health Minister Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari were also in attendance, the Patanjali product was billed by the company as the first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19 .
Written on a big poster behind the table where Ramdev and Union Ministers sat were the claims that the medicine was CoPP and WHO GMP certified - meaning it holds a certificate of pharmaceutical product (CoPP) and is recognised by the World Health Organisation s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Both these standards approximately define quality assurance in medici
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New Delhi, February 20
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Manipur Anganwadi worker dies a week after taking COVID-19 vaccine
A 48-year-old Anganwadi worker in Manipur has died a week after receiving her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, officials said on Saturday.
W. Sundari Devi of Kumbi Terakha area in Bishunpur district had received her first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on February 12 at Kumbhi primary health centre (PHC), they said.
She was taken to the Moirang community health centre (CHC) on February 18 as she had breathing problems and died at the CHC on Friday.
Health Department officials said that a special team will conduct the post-mortem of the deceased to ascertain the true cause of the death.