Glenmark has become the first pharmaceutical company in India to receive regulatory approval for oral antiviral favipiravir, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19.
The drug was given either orally or through an IV. After 28 days, it had reduced deaths by 35% in patients who needed treatment with breathing machines and by 20% in those only needing supplemental oxygen. It did not appear to help less ill patients.
While India battled the coronavirus epidemic, a shocking news emerged from Mumbai where Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide at his Bandra home. Reason for Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide is not yet known:
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