COVID-19 fighters get Ayurvedic medical kits in Telangana

Each kit contains ‘five types of Ayurvedic medicines to contain Corona’, including Chavanprash.

Published: 10th May 2020 07:44 AM | Last Updated: 10th May 2020 07:44 AM | A+A A-

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By Express News Service

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government on Saturday distributed 250 Ayurvedic medication kits to police personnel, municipal workers and healthcare workers who are battling Covid-19 in red zones.

Each kit contains ‘five types of Ayurvedic medicines to contain Corona’, including Chavanprash. But, according to the ICMR guidelines, the only consensus-based prophylaxis prevention method is the weekly dosage of hydroxychloroquine drug, which is being provided to healthcare workers at hospitals treating Covid-19 and SARI patients.

Health Minister Eatala Rajender said, “Ayurveda is the oldest medical science. I congratulate the Department of Ayush Commissioner Vishwakarini for preparing the kit”.