A day after Health ministerVishwajit Raneannounced that the state will give all those above 18 years of ageivermectintablets as a prophylactic treatment to combat the severity of Covid-19, theWorld Health Organisation(WHO) said that the medication can be prescribed only for clinical trials.
This treatment is much more effective in clearing the Covid virus and people have to take it for five days in a row, the health minister had said. The medication is harmless and even those with comorbid conditions can safely take it, he had said.
Rane said that they have received suggestions that even children above the age of 10 years can be given the preventive treatment.