first indigenous anti COVID drug

first indigenous anti COVID drug

Question : On which date Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the first batch of indigenous medicine of Corona ?
(a) 17 MAY 2021
(b) 16 MAY 2021
(c) 15 MAY 2021
(d) 14 MAY 2021
Ans.(a)
Related facts

  • Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the first batch of indigenous medicine of Corona on May 17,2021.
  • The anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), along with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad.

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https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1719393