AYUSH-64 drug will be available for free at 7 locations in Delhi from tomorrow

at 7:30 pm

New Delhi (NVI): As the city deals with an acute shortage of antiviral medicines, seven more centres have been added up to distribute Ayush 64, an ayurvedic tablet, free of cost for the treatment covid patients in Delhi.

The seven centres will become operational from Monday onwards i.e. tomorrow, the Ayush ministry said in a statement.

The Ministry of Ayush has started free distribution of AYUSH 64 at many locations in Delhi since last week.

Patients or their representatives can visit these centres with the hard or soft copies of patient’s RT PCR positive report and Aadhar Card to get a free pack of AYUSH 64 tablets.

Replenishment, if and when required, will also be provided free of cost, the statement said.

“The seven centres where Ayush 64 will be available to asymptomatic, mild and moderate COVID-19  patients from Monday onwards are All India Institute of Ayurveda(AIIA), Sarita Vihar (9.30 am – 1.00 pm); Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, Ashoka Road (all seven days, 8.30 am – 4.30 pm); Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Abul Fazal Enclave Part-1, Jamia Nagar, Okhla (9 am – 5 pm); Unani Medical Centre, Room no. 111-113, Main OPD Building, First Floor, Gate no. 7, Safdarjung Hospital (9 am – 4 pm); Unani Speciality Clinic, Dr. M A Ansari Health Centre, Jamia MIllia Islamia (9 am – 4.30 pm); Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Street no. 66, Punjabi Bagh (9.30 – 4 pm) and Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, opp. D-block, Janakpuri (9 am – 12 pm), ” it said.

The Naturopathy Hospital of CCRYN in Rohini sector 19 will also start distributing free AYUSH 64 from Wednesday (9 am – 12 noon).

Apart from this a sale counter is also set up at the reception of Ayush Bhawan, B- block, GPO complex where both AYUSH 64 and AYURAKSHA kits are available, the statement read.