Covid-19 convened by ICMR on Saturday concluded that there is no need to change the existing treatment protocol in view of mutations emerging in the coronavirus strain.The meeting was held to discuss evidence-based modifications in testing, treatment and surveillance strategies after new variants of coronavirus was recently discovered in the UK and Nigeria.Convened under co-chairpersonship of professor Vinod Paul, a member Niti Aayog, and professor Balram Bhargava, the secretary at the Department of Health Research & Director General ICMR.
It was also attended by professor Randeep Guleria, the Director of AIIMS; Director General Health Services (DGHS); Drug Controller General of India (DCGI); Director of National Center for Disease Control.