Union Health Minister asks Ramdev to withdraw statement on allopathic medicines
The Hindu
Ramdev's statement on allopathy can break the morale of healthcare workers and weaken our fight against COVID-19, says Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday called yoga guru Ramdev's statement on allopathic medicines "extremely unfortunate" and asked him to withdraw it. Citing a video circulating on social media, the on Saturday had said Ramdev has claimed that allopathy is a "stupid science" and medicines such as remdesivir, faviflu, and other drugs approved by the Drugs Controller General of India have failed to treat COVID-19 patients. The doctors' body also quoted Ramdev as saying that "lakhs of patients have died after taking allopathic medicines".
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