NEW DELHI: At least 85% of people recover from Covid-19 without any specific treatment in the form of Remdesivir, steroids or any other drugs, AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria said on Wednesday.
Addressing issues related to Covid-19 along with Dr Devi Shetty, chairman of Narayana Health; and Dr Naresh Trehan, chairman of Medanta; through a video conference, Dr Guleria said most patients had features like a common cold, body aches, fever, sore throat, and some might have gastritis, over five to seven days.
“They will recover with just symptomatic treatment, which means just taking paracetamol, keeping yourself hydrated during your regular exercise, taking your vitamins, and just being positive about your health,” he said. “Only 15% of the people who may go on to what we call moderate disease where your oxygen saturation may fall or you may have high-grade fever require close monitoring and care.”
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With two new strains of Covid-19, one each from the UK and Brazil, confirmed in a number of states, AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Wednesday said that vaccines will be able to control the spread of coronavirus and lessen the mortality rate. Guleria also there was need to aggressively study the mutations of the Covid-19 virus. Currently we have vaccines with efficacy of 70 per cent , 80 per cent, 90 per cent so even if there is slight fall in efficacy they will still be effective in preventing the virus from further spreading, Guleria told in an interview to ANI. When asked about the new strains of the virus that have been found in several parts of the country he said authorities are closely monitoring the situation.
Read more about Herd immunity very difficult to achieve: AIIMS director Randeep Guleria on Business Standard. Guleria was speaking at the ongoing edition of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) in a session on his book Till We Win: India s Fight Against The Covid-19 Pandemic
Thakur, the Member of Parliament from Bhopal. is kept in a private ward and AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria is supervising her case, sources told IANS. Her condition is said to be stable now, sources added.