Summary:
Chennai’s Siddha CCC facilities at Jawahar Vidyalaya and Dr Ambedkar Government Arts College in Vyasarpadi, offering Siddha-based treatment for asymptomatic patients handle high caseloads and they have treated nearly 3,200 patients as on August 7.
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The traditional method of Siddha system of medicine has been used to cure people from Corona Virus in the state of Tamil Nadu.
As of now, nearly 6,000 have been cured from this deadly virus while using Siddha therapy.
Chennai’s Siddha CCC facilities at Jawahar Vidyalaya and Dr Ambedkar Government Arts College in Vyasarpadi, offering Siddha-based treatment for asymptomatic patients handle high caseloads and they have treated nearly 3,200 patients as on August 7.
While 434 patients are undergoing treatment in the two centres, 715 persons are undergoing treatment at 12 Siddha CCC in the districts.
Next to Chennai, Vellore has been handling the maximum number of positive cases.
Apart from two Siddha CCCs in Theni, the exclusive centres function from Tiruvannamalai, Thachur, Vellore, Thirupathur, Ranipet, Tenkasi, Villupuram and Coimbatore.
Two more centres were started at Salem and Pudukottai recently.
Earlier, the state government had ordered “kabasura kudineer,” a herbal concoction regarded as immune booster and capable of combating viral infections, to be included in the integrated approach.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had launched the ‘Arokyam’ special programme with AYUSH intervention to be included in the fight against COVID-19.
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