Homeopathic drug given to half of Gujarat population since March
4 years, 4 months ago

Homeopathic drug given to half of Gujarat population since March

India TV News  

The Gujarat health department has said it distributed homeopathic drug Arsenicum Album-30 to more than half of the state's population as prophylaxis since March after the outbreak of COVID-19. In its presentation made before the World Health Organisation on August 20 on Gujarat's COVID-19 prevention strategy, the health department said it distributed Arsenicum Album-30 to 3.48 crore people, which is more than half of the state's population of 6.6 crore. The state government also claimed that 99.6 per cent of people who availed AYUSH remedies as prophylaxis during their quarantine period tested negative for coronavirus. Gujarat Principal Secretary, Health, Jayanti Ravi on Sunday said the government has some reason to believe about the efficacy of Arsenicum Album-30 medicine, as out of thousands of quarantined people who were given the dosage of Arsenicum Album-30, "99.69 per cent eventually tested negative for coronavirus".

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3 years, 2 months ago

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Live Law  

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3 years, 2 months ago

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Live Law  

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3 years, 2 months ago

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Live Law  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Live Mint  

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4 years ago

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Live Law  

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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ABP News  

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 7 months ago

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The Hindu  

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4 years, 7 months ago

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The Hindu  

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4 years, 8 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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4 years, 11 months ago

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India Today  

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4 years, 11 months ago

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The Hindu  

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