New Delhi: Patanjali, Coronil which was introduced on February 19 in Delhi in presence of Dr. Harsh Vardhan, union health minister and Nitin Gadkari, union MSME minister, claimed to have that the approval of World Health Organization (WHO) for Patanjali’s Coronil as a treatment for coronavirus made headlines from the day it was introduced.
World Health Organization (WHO), south Asian team in their tweet denied such approval as,
‘WHO has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment #COVID19.’
National news media claims that Patanjali Coronil received the WHO’s approval.
Deepak Chourasia interview with Patanjali founder Ramdev said, Baba Ramdev told it has received the approval of the WHO.
Ramdev in response claimed that a WHO team of the had visited his company and given Coronil the license that deems it eligible for sale in more than 150 countries.
News18 anchor Kishor Anjawami claiming that Coronil has received the WHO’s stamp.
BJP spokesperson Sanju Verma tweeted, “#PatanjaliCoronil getting approval from DCGI& #WHO no less is a huge endorsement for Ayurveda & India’s homegrown #StartUp ecosystem that has flourished under @narendramodi govt.”
Balkrishna, managing director of Patanjali, shortly after the claim was spread in the media, tweets,
‘We want to clarify to avoid confusion that our WHO GMP compliant COPP certificate to Coronil is issued by DCGI, Government of India. It is clear that WHO do not approve or disapprove any drugs.
WHO works for building a better, healthier future for people all over the world.’
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