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Siddha researchers come up with tool to diagnose body condition for covid-19 patients
CHENNAI : Ever wondered why some people are easily infected by coronavirus and why some of the positive patients recover fast.Researchers from the Siddha Central Research Institute (SCRI) functioning under the Central Council of Research in Siddha (CCRS), under the Ministry of Ayush, here, have devised "Yakkai Ilakkanam" (Yi) tool through comprehensive review of Siddha literature and research, aiming to address the doubts and concerns, besides coming out with a tangible solution.With three divisions, each covering the physical, mental and functional profiles of the human body, the Yi Tool is a questionnaire with 33 questions, condensed from about 260 questions in Siddha literature."Yi stands for Yakkaiyin Illakanam, which in English means