Surat (Gujarat): 4 out of the 16 critical Covid patients rescued from a fire that broke out in Ayush Hospital’s ICU ward on Sunday night, died on Monday.
The patients were shifted to safer places by the hospital staff before the fire team arrived, said Basant Pareek, In-charge Chief Fire Officer of Surat Municipal Commission (SMC).
The fire broke out after a blast in the air conditioner caused either due to the short circuit or overloading, he said.
A medical student from Gujarat allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the Narmada canal near Galteshwar village on Wednesday. The medico had recorded a video before killing himself and sent it to his friends stating that he was betrayed in love.
The body of the deceased was found on Thursday in Sanadara siphon of the canal. His bike was also found near the canal with a heavy flow of water.
A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Sevaliya police station.
Zydus Cadila, has announced that it was seeking approval from Drug controller General of India (DCGI) for the use of its proprietary Hepatitis C drug as a treatment against the SARS-CoV-2 infection following promising results in Phase 3 trials.
According to the Zydus Statement, the Phase 3 trials demonstrated that a higher proportion of patients in the PegIFN arm showed a two point statistically significant clinical improvement on day 8 as compared to the SOC arm (80.36% vs 68.18%).
Discussing the latest findings, Dr Sharvil Patel, MD at Cadila Healthcare said,“We are encouraged by the results of Phase III study of Pegylated Interferon alpha 2b which has confirmed the potential to reduce virus titres when given earlier in the disease. With Indian Innovation at the forefront helping the country fight the pandemic with diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics, this marks an important milestone. At Zydus, we stand committed to our endeavor of supporting patients and caregivers with access to treatment options that are affordable and can help in better disease management of COVID 19 at different stages.”
The Intern Doctors of Bhavnagar,Valsad & Rajkot writes to the State Government of Gujarat on Stipend they are getting during Covid Duty.