New Delhi, June 3
Two Covid positive senior citizens with cardiac complications admitted at a private healthcare facility here have been administered monoclonal antibody therapy which is said to redu
Two COVID positive senior citizens get antibody cocktail therapy at private hospital in Delhi
Both of them had oxygen saturation level above 95 per cent and came to the hospital within three days of developing COVID-19 symptoms.
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This antibody cocktail will help prevent progression of the disease to a severe stage. (Representational Photo | AP) By PTI
NEW DELHI: Two Covid positive senior citizens with cardiac complications admitted at a private healthcare facility here have been administered monoclonal antibody therapy which is said to reduce the chance of hospitalisation by 70 per cent in patients with mild to moderate symptoms, the hospital said on Thursday.
Ghaziabad: The district administration has issued an advisory listing some steps that might help reduce chances of getting black fungus (mucormycosis). The advisory issued on Monday includes measures like sitting in the sun for a couple of hours in the morning, consuming a potion of alum, turmeric and rock salt mixed with warm water and applying mustard oil in nasal cavities.
Ghaziabad has reported 70 cases of black fungus. On Sunday, the district recorded its third mucormycosis death after a 52-year-old woman from Shastri Nagar passed away. Shakuntala Devi was undergoing treatment at a hospital since May 16.
Regional ayurveda and unani officer, Dr Ashok Rana, said: “Samshamani Vati, Nishamalaki Vati and Sudarshan Ghanwati can be used as prophylactics. One tablet each of Samshamani Vati and Nishamalaki Vati have to be taken twice a day. One tablet of Sudarshan Ghanwati in the morning and two at night are also needed. One drop of Anu tel, a herbal oil, has to be administered in
Taking natural antioxidants may help keep sugar level in control and manage cholesterol risk factors for getting severely ill from Covid-19 , say health experts.