Govt asks Ramdev's Patanjali group to stop Covid-19 drug ads, seeks details

Hours after the launch, the ministry denied knowledge of the drugs and asked the group to refrain from publicising them.

Taking cognizance of the high-voltage launch of “Covid-19 medicines” by Ramdev’s Patanjali group in Haridwar on Tuesday, the Ministry of AYUSH issued a notice to the ayurveda giant seeking details of the drugs.

Hours after Ramdev, along with Patanjali group MD Acharya Bal Krishna, unveiled a number of drugs that they claimed can prevent and cure Covid-19, the ministry denied knowledge of the drugs and asked the group to refrain from publicising them.

In a notification, the AYUSH ministry said, it “has taken cognizance of the news being flashed in the media about ayurvedic medicines developed for treatment of Covid-19 by Patanjali