Octogenarian discharged after monoclonal antibody therapy
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Gurugram, May 27 : An 84-year-old Covid patient, Mohabbat Singh, became the first patient in India to receive monoclonal antibody therapy at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram.
The patient with multiple comorbidities was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, a day after he was administered the jab. We are glad to have access to monoclonal antibody therapy in India now. This fast and effective treatment for Covid-19 will save patients at highest risk from falling critically ill, getting hospitalised or possibly dying of complications from Covid-19. We look forward to serving our patients with this therapy and saving more lives, Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta, said in a statement.
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 26 (ANI): An 84-year-old man from Haryana with multiple co-morbidities was discharged from Medanta hospital after getting the jap of monoclonal antibody cocktail. He has become the first person in India to be administered the COVID drug cocktail, which came into the limelight after it was administered to former US President Donald Trump when he tested positive for the virus last year.