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Imphal Times Supplementary issue Page No. 3
Public toilet block inagurated at India’s indigenous ventilator soon to start
Dental College, RIMS human clinical trials

risk of virus spread. The
By Raju Vernekar device also has a special
New Delhi, July 25: provision to connect to the
oxygen concentrator
The National Aerospace externally.
Laboratories (NAL), Dr. C.M. Ananda, Chief
Bengaluru, a constituent of scientist and Head Electronics
Council of Scientific and Division of NAL said that the
Industrial Research (CSIR), device has been subjected to
New Delhi, which has trials on artificial lung models
developed ‘SwasthVayu’ and has successfully passed
India’s first non-invasive stringent electrical safety,
ventilator is expected to performance, calibration, bio-
start human clinical trials compatibility tests at National
soon. Accreditation Board for
The device registered with the directly to the non-ventilated Pulmonology and Sleep Testing and Calibration
Central Drug Research mask. It has a special Medicine as the Principal Laboratories (NABL).
IT News inaugurated in RIMS, been received from the Institute (CDRI) and Central provision to connect to the Investigator. At the beginning of the
Imphal, July 25: Imphal. Ministry of Health & Family Drugs Standard Control oxygen concentrator ‘SwasthVayu’ has been pandemic, foreseeing the large
During the inauguration, the Welfare, Government of India Organisation (CDSCO), is an externally. developed in collaboration outbreak of COVID 19 cases
A public toilet block was Deputy Director of RIMS stating the ministry ideal to treat patients with The device is expected to save with Dr Satyanarayana in India, there was a call by
inaugurated today in the Kaikum Doungel, Prof. inadvertently mentioned as respiratory failure in both the lives of numerous Mysore HOD, Lung Prime Minister Narendra to all
Dental College, RIMS, Praveen Reddy, Principal, 12 th February, 2020 instead of COVID and non-COVID patients, suffering from Transplant Physician, the entrepreneurs and
Imphal by Prof. A. Santa Dental College, E. Debendra 6 th February, 2020 in the situations, either in the ICU or respiratory failure-a medical Manipal Hospitals, Bengaluru scientists, to innovate and
Singh, Director of RIMS, Meitei, Chief Accounts Ministry’s letter dated 6 th May, non-intensive medical emergency characterized by and Dr Anurag Agarwal, ramp up health care systems,
Imphal. In this block, there Officer/Financial Advisor, 2020 regarding the conditions. The device is low oxygen and high carbon- Director, Institute of Genomics including increasing the
is a separate toilet room faculty members of Dental outsourcing of contract expected to provide relief to dioxide levels in the body due and Integrative Biology (IGIB) number of ventilators.
reserved for transgender as College, Engineering Staff and employees of RIMS. It further patients unable to get ICU to the inability to breathe a constituent of CSIR. However with growing
per Ministry guidelines. This officials were present. mentioned that there is as beds. appropriately as compared to Dr. Satyanarayana Mysore number of patients, demand
is the first time in the history A statement by Media such proposal from the RIMS “SwasthVayu” is equipped a normal healthy person. said that the device will be a for ventilators is more and it
of RIMS that a separate toilet Advisor RIMS, N. Phillip said to outsource the contract with advanced features like Bi- The ethics and scientific bonanza for treating sleep- would not be met
room was constructed and that a communications has employees. level mode (BiPAP), committee at Manipal disordered breathing even through imports. As
Continuous Positive Airway Hospitals, Bengaluru including Obstructive Sleep such there was a compelling
Assembly constituencies continue Mode (CPAP), spontaneous (Karnataka) has approved the Apnea and other sleep apnea. need for indigenous
Besides it will be of paramount
device for clinical trials under
modes and 3D printed HEPA-
ventilators to mitigate the
acute shortage of ventilators.
importance in minimizing the
Dr Satyanarayana, Head of
T filter adapter connected
to lift PDS items
DIPR lifting of 1,832.20 quintal of from FCI godown, Ukhrul. Most affordable Covid-19 test kit launched
Imphal, July 25: PMGKAY rice for Lamlai AC Under PMGKAY, Langthabal IT Correspondent Minister appreciated Prof.
on 22nd July too. AC and Mayang Imphal AC New Delhi/ Mumbai , July 25: Vivekanandan Perumal and his
Several Assembly Lifting of dal allocated to of Imphal West District research team–Prashant
Constituencies (ACs) Imphal East District under lifted 1,015 quintal and The Indian Council of Medical Pradhan (PhD Scholar),
continue to lift their allocated PMGKAY for the month of 1,888.35 quintal of rice Research (ICMR) and the Ashutosh Pandey (PhD
PDS rice and dal from certain June had also completed respectively on 23rd July Drug Controller General of Scholar), Praveen Tripathi
godowns located at different with 75.74 quintal being while Thanlon AC India (DCGI) have approved (PhD Scholar), Dr Akhilesh
parts of the state. lifted for Khundrakpam AC ( M u a l n u a m ) a n d an affordable RT-PCR based Mishra, Dr Parul Gupta, Dr
In Imphal East District, yesterday. Churachandpur AC of coronavirus COVID-19 Sonam Dhamija, Prof Manoj B
1,753.80 quintal of rice Kakching AC of Kakching Churachandpur District diagnostic kit-” Corosure”, Menon, Prof Bishwajit Kundu
allocated to its Thongju AC District too reported lifted 375.75 quintal and developed by the Indian and Prof James Gomes.
under Pradhan Mantri Garib completely lifting of 1,765.50 529.95 quintal of rice Institute of Technology-IIT Union Minister of State for
Kalyan Anna Yojana quintal of PMGKAY rice respectively on the same Delhi (IIT Delhi). HRD Sanjay Dhotre, Union
(PMGKAY) was lifted from FCI godown, Sangaiprou day. The kit which has been Higher Education Secretary
yesterday. Keirao AC, today. The lifted rice included The PDS items allocated approved with very high Amit Khare and senior officials
Heingang AC and 1,728.90 quintal under PHH under PMGKAY, National sensitivity and specificity by given license to 10 companies institution under the Union were present during the
Khundrakpam AC of the and 36.60 quintal under AAY Food Security Act (NFSA) ICMR and DCGI, was recently to manufacture the kit using HRD ministry and a private launch.
District had also completely allocated for July. and Open Market Sale launched by the Union Human the technology developed by company have joined hands On the occasion Dhotre said
lifted their allocated 1,440.05 Meanwhile, Chingai AC of Scheme (OMSS) are lifted for Resource Development (HRD) its researchers. The kit has to develop the kit, in the that innovation and
quintal, 1,890.05 quintal and Ukhrul District had started distribution to the Minister, Ramesh been developed indigenously interest of the nation. It is entrepreneurship are
1,670.50 quintal of rice lifting of PMGKAY rice beneficiaries of the State to Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’. and is much cheaper than expected to bring down the complementary to each other,
respectively under the same allocated for the month of ensure uninterrupted The base price of the RT-PCR other kits. cost of COVID-19 RT-PCR and are also most crucial for
scheme on 23rd of this August with 1,355.65 quintal supply of food grain during assay is Rs 399. Even after Pokhriyal said that testing. an “Atmanirbhar Bharat” and
month. There was report on lifted on 23rd of this month the ongoing lockdown. adding the RNA isolation and “Corosure”, the probe-free The minister lauded the work IITs have very robustly
laboratory charges, the cost diagnostic kit has been done by the IIT Delhi nurtured these two. This very
per test will be considerably manufactured by Delhi NCR- researchers and congratulated low-cost diagnostic kit is a
Assam Rifles provides assistance cheaper compared to the based “Newtech Medical everyone involved in the great feat that the IIT Delhi
kits at present available in the
has achieved in such a short
market. The IIT Delhi has Devices”. He appreciated that development and period.
a
educational
manufacturing of the kit. The
leading
Woman arrested on charges of black-marketing
drugs used for COVID-19 treatment
By IT Correspondent Aher and Sandeep Narawane whether it is a definitive “Remdesivir” of “Hetro
Mumbai, July 25: and the accused was arrested treatment option for Pharma” is Rs 5400, while that
while negotiating with a coronavirus. But as of “Cipla is Rs 4,000. The
A woman was arrested on customer. tocilizumab’s importance accused were selling the vial
charges of She has been booked under grows, there is a growing for Rs.30,000.
selling tocilizumab injection, provision of the Drugs and problem of supply and On 22 July, five persons were
used for treatment of Cosmetics Act 1940 and affordability. The main reason arrested by Thane Police, in
coronavirus, at inflated price Essential Commodities Act is that the Swiss connection with black
at Ulhasnagar, (about 43 kms 1955 and further inquiries are pharmaceutical major “Roche” marketing of “Remdesivir”
from Mumbai) in Thane district on to find out from whom she has a complete monopoly and “Tocilizumab” injections.
by officers of the Food and was getting the supply of over who makes this drug. While the market price of
Drugs Administration (FDA) medicine. Currently, only “Roche” and Remdesivir is Rs 5,400 and
IT News response on humanitarian avoid the spread of disease on Friday. In India, tocilizumab is its subsidiary “Genentech” Tocilizumab Rs 30,500, the
Imphal, July 24: grounds the battalion and students were also The accused who was imported and then distributed make it and “Roche” has not accused were selling the two
provided the necessary sensitized about the growing identified as Neeta Panjwani by “Cipla”. The black markets licensed it out to any other drugs for Rs 25,000 and Rs
Chandel Battalion of 26 Sector supplies including Ration, environmental conditions was found selling tocilizumab for tocilizumab spring up as company. 50,000, respectively. The
Assam Rifles under the aegis Reusable Masks, White Cane, including global warming and for Rs.60,000 per injection as demand for the COVID-19 In the meanwhile FDA, accused- Arun Singh (35),
of HQ IGAR (South) provided Clothes for kids and suggested ways to protect the against authorised price of Rs drug surges and patients’ Maharashtra has been Sudhakar Giri (37) and Ravindra
necessary assistance to the simultaneously 40 fruit environment by means of tree 40,545. Acting on the tip off, families are being forced to constantly booking black Shinde (35), were arrested by
children of ‘The Mission Blind bearing saplings were also plantation. that the accused has been shell out as much as Rs 1.4 marketers engaged in selling the Anti-Extortion Cell of
School’, Heikakpokpi in distributed for plantation in Assam Rifles continued its selling the injection to gullible lakh for 400 mg of the drug. drugs at high price. Seven Thane police,.near a petrol
Kakching District on 23rd Jul and around school. support to the needy since the people at heavy price and was Tocilizumab is not a new drug, persons were arrested on 19 pump in Thane, where they had
2020. Students were also briefed lockdown started. The operating near the market, a nor is it a “miracle drug” that July, 2020 from Mulund in come to deliver the drugs.
The school approached the about various precautionary students expressed their trap was laid under guidance could treat COVID-19. It is North East Mumbai after Based on their interrogation,
Assam Rifles for provisioning measures like maintaining gratitude for providing of Joint Commissioners Viraj being used to treat mostly laying a trap by FDA officials. other two accused- Wasim
of their dire needs as the basic hygiene, sanitation, necessary assistance and Paunikar and Sunil Bhardwaj, rheuomatoid arthiritis. At The accused were selling Shaikh (32) and Amitabh Das
school was running short maintaining social distance imparting awareness amongst by Drugs Inspectors present it is undergoing “Remdesivir” injection at an (39) were later arrested from
supplies. Acting to the and other precautions to the students. Nishigandha Pashte, Nitin clinical trials to ascertain inflated price. The MRP of Navi Mumbai.