Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved launched Coronil on February 19
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WHO had said it hasn t certified any traditional medicine
The opposition citing WHO s clarification attacked the centre
New Delhi:
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
Feb 22, 2021, 15:04 PM IST
New Delhi: Hours after Baba Ramdev presented a scientific research paper on evidence-based medicine Coronil for COVID-19, several Indian news outlets and other social media users shared a misleading claim on the internet stating that Patanjali s Coronil has been recognised as a medicine for COVID-19 by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
After the claims made by media about Coronil getting recognition from
Soon, Patanjali issued a clarification on Twitter saying that the “WHO GMP compliant CoPP certificate to Coronil is issued by DCGI, Government of India and not WHO”.
We want to clarify to avoid confusion that our WHO GMP compliant COPP certificate to Coronil is issued by DCGI, Government of India.
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Yoga Guru Ramdev released a research paper on the "first evidence-based medicine for COVID-19 by Patanjali" in presence of Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday in Delhi.
Updated Feb 19, 2021 | 10:59 IST
Yoga Guru Ramdev, the founder of Patanjali, released the first scientific research paper on the evidence-based medicine for COVID-19 - Patanjali s Coronil. Scientific research paper on the first evidence-based COVID medicine - Pataljali Coronil released by Ramdev | Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Yoga Guru Ramdev, the founder of Patanjali, released the first scientific research paper on the evidence-based medicine for COVID-19 - Coronil by Patanjali Ayurved. Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present at the event.
Swami Ramdev, at the event, said, that people believe that research work can only be conducted in the West. Especially when it comes to Ayurveda, people look at research work with suspicion. He also said that Coronil has benefited lakhs of people during the pandemic.
Baba Ramdev releases research papers on evidence-based COVID-19 medicine Coronil
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present on the occasion. Photo: ANI
Updated: Feb 21, 2021, 12:23 PM IST
Baba Ramdev on Friday launched the scientific research papers on Patanjali s coronavirus medicine Coronil. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari were also present on the occasion.
No other information was provided about the research papers though.
During the press conference, Baba Ramdev said that the work of the Modi government is seen on the ground in 6.38 thousand villages. Praising Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at the launch, he said that the distance from Haridwar to Delhi has been reduced from 6 hours to 3 hours.