IMA 'shocked' over Patanjali's claim on Coronil; demands explanation from Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi, Feb 22: The IMA on Monday expressed shock over the "blatant lie of WHO certification" for Patanjali''s Coronil tablet, which the company claims is an evidence-based medicine to fight COVID-19, and demanded an explanation from Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan in whose presence the medicine was launched.

This comes in the wake of global health body, WHO, clarifying that it has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.

Yoga guru Ramdev''s Patanjali Ayurved had on February 19 said that the Coronil tablet had received certification from the Ayush Ministry as a medicine supporting COVID-19 treatment as per the World Health Organization''s certification scheme.