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TheCoviddrug DRDO<\/a> 2-DG will not be used inAssamon a mass scale but only on an experimental basis. The state is awaiting the first consignment of 1,000 packets of the medicine for emergency use.<\/p>\n

Without major trials, it is seen as experimental medicine but Health<\/a> officials are optimistic that the 2-DG drug can turn into a stroke of luck for states such as Assam, where decreasing Oxygen<\/a> level has raised the daily Covid death numbers. With the enhancement of the testing rate, the number of new cases has become stable, and the positivity rate has fallen below 6%. However, there has been no respite from the deaths, which continue to hover between 80-90 per day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TheCoviddrug DRDO 2-DG will not be used inAssamon a mass scale but only on an experimental basis. The state is awaiting the first consignment of 1,000 packets of the medicine for emergency use. 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