Rajasthan warns of stringent action against those endorsing COVID medicine without following norms
The claim of Baba Ramdev that ayurvedic medicines are useful as immunity boosters can be accepted but his claim to have found a medicine for Covid-19 cure cannot be accepted without due permission given by the Ayush Ministry, Sharma said.;
Jaipur: In wake of yoga guru Ramdev announcing a Covid-19 medicine, Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Wednesday warned that stringent action shall be taken against those propagating and endorsing any kind of medicine for coronavirus without following due norms.
The claim of Baba Ramdev that ayurvedic medicines are useful as immunity boosters can be accepted but his claim to have found a medicine for Covid-19 cure cannot be accepted without due permission given by the Ayush Ministry, Sharma said.
If the medicine is being seen sold anywhere in the state, legal action shall be taken against Ramdev, he said.
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Sharma also demanded action against him for making claims without following due guidelines as declared by the ICMR and the WHO.
Ramdev or his organisation neither applied to the state government for permission for any kind of drug trial, nor has the state government given any permission in this regard, he said.
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