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Explain 'Coronil' claim: Govt to Patanjli

AGENCIES | NEW DELHI

Yoga teacher Ramdev's Patanjli Ayurved has been asked by the government to furnish details of Ayurvedic medicines it launched today claiming they can cure coronavirus within seven days. The company has also been ordered to stop advertising or publicizing such claims until they have been examined.
The medicines, "Coronil and Swasari", were developed based on research and trials on 280 patients across the country, Patanjali's founder Ramdev told the media. The medicines come in a Corona kit priced at Rs 545, which was to be sold across India within a week.
The Ministry of Ayush has asked Patanjali to provide at the earliest details like the composition of the medicines, the results of its research, the hospitals where the research was conducted, whether the company had a clearance from the Institutional Ethics Committee and whether it had registered for the clinical trials.
"Facts of the claim and details of the stated scientific study are not known to the ministry," the Ayush Ministry said in a statement hours after the Patanjali launch.
The ministry has also asked for copies of the license and product approval details of the Ayurvedic medicines, which were made in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
There is no scientific evidence of any alternative cure for COVID-19, even as vaccines are being tested by many countries. The World Health Organisation has also cautioned against such claims.
Ramdev claimed Patanjali's medicines showed "100 per cent favourable results" in clinical trials.