With coronavirus wrecking havoc across the globe including India, a therapeutic trial for COVID-19 is on the cards.

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The Indian Council Of Medical Research (ICMR) said on April 3 that it will collaborate with the World Health Organization for "public health emergency SOLIDARITY TRIAL - An international randomised trial of additional treatments for COVID-19 in hospitalised patients".

The trial will be coordinated in India by Dr. Sheela Godbole, who is a scientist at ICMR's National AIDS Research Institute, Pune. As on late April 3, India had 2,322 active cases of COVID-19 and at least 62 deaths due to the disease.