Rajnath Singh to release first batch of DRDO anti-Covid drug on Monday

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will release the first batch of DRDO-developed anti-Covid drug 2-DG on May 17.

The first batch of the 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) drug developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for treatment of Covid-19 will be released by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday. He will be accompanied by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. An anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by INMAS, a lab of DRDO, in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Hyderabad. The drug will help in faster recovery of Covid-19 patients. https://t.co/HBKdAnZCCP pic.twitter.com/8D6TDdcoI7 Hospitals will begin to receive supplies of the drug from Monday onwards. To start with, nearly 10,000 doses will be supplied to various hospitals in Delhi. The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had on May 8 approved the drug for emergency use in moderate to severe cases of Covid-19.