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What's basis for Ayurveda treatment on COVID-19 patients? GFP

Apr 10, 2020, 00:16 IST

PTI

Panaji, Apr 9 () Hours after Goa Chief MinisterPramod Sawant claimed that COVID-19 patients in the state werebeing treated with Ayurveda, Goa Forward Party (GFP) presidentVijai Sardesai sough to know whether some kind of experimentwas being done on the patients.

The former minister sought to know what line ofAyurveda treatment was being administered to the COVID-19patients in Goa.

Sardesai tweeted, While I do acknowledge the benefitsof #Ayurveda, Im forced to ask what treatment @goacm gave to#covid19 patients.

"What scientific basis does this have? What medicalstudy supports this? I some kind of experiment being done on#goemkars (Goans).

"Does @visrane (Health minister Vishwajit Rane)endorse, approve this?

Sawant had claimed the COVID-19 patients and suspectswho are quarantined are being treated with Ayurveda andallopathy and added so far Goa was the only state to do so.

Goa has six active COVID-19 patients who areundergoing treatment at a special hospital near here. RPSRSY RSY

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