COVID-19 Daily Updates
WHO suspends ‘Remdesivir’ from list of drugs used to treat COVID-19 patients
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday suspended the medicine Remdesivir, which is used in many countries including India to treat COVID-19 patients. WHO removed Remdesivir from its prequalification list, which is an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries.
WHOs suspension comes after the health body had issued a warning against the use of the drug in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Tarik Jasarevic from WHO told Reuters: “Yes, we have suspended it from the PQ (prequalification list). The suspension is a signal to countries that WHO, in compliance with the treatment guidelines, does not recommend countries procure the drug for COVID.
WHO had earlier warned that remdesivir should not be used for patients hospitalized with the infection, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation.
Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally, on Tuesday, January 25, reached 5,43,064 (till 5 pm) as 4028 (972 from rural and 2956 from city) new cases were recorded in a single day.
Also, active COVID cases, as on Tuesday, could be seen inching closer to 30,000 mark in the district.
Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally on Sunday, January 2 reached 4,94,193 (till 5 pm) as 90 (73 city, nine rural) more people tested positive for the virus.
Nagpur registered 88 (81 from city) new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, December 31. Nagpur previously had recorded as minimum as six cases on December 24.
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