Covid-19 treatment guidelines cut down on drugs, steroids: Details here

The recent guidelines for management of Covid patients — asymptomatic, mild to moderate and severe — by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) have laid out the dos and don’ts of their treatment with a greater clarity. The government has dropped drugs for treating mild and asymptomatic cases, while cautioning against many other treatments being given to patients — from steroids and anticoagulants to medicines such as remdesivir and tocilizumab. The guidelines also ask for rational use of the chest CT scan while stressing on promoting Covid-appropriate behaviour — wearing mask, practising strict hand hygiene, physical distancing. Drugs that