Race for corona cure: What does first Made in India Covid drug mean?

India's drug regulator has approved Itolizumab, a drug used to cure skin ailment psoriasis for "restricted emergency use" to treat Covid-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress.

Considering the unmet medical needs to treat Covid-19, Drugs Controller General of India, Dr V G Somani, approved monoclonal antibody injection Itolizumab, an already approved drug of Biocon, for restricted emergency use for the treatment of 'cytokine' release syndrome in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome patients due to Covid-19. What does the first Made in India Covid drug mean? Experts share their thoughts.