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Due to supply chain capacity limitations, some manufacturers began 3D printing material such as nasal swabs and ventilator parts. [ 186 ] [ 187 ] In one example, an Italian startup received legal threats due to alleged patent infringement after reverse-engineering and printing one hundred requested ventilator valves overnight. [ 188 ]
A drug based on 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) was approved by the Drugs Controller General of India for emergency use as adjunct therapy in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients. [ 428 ] [ 429 ] The drug was launched at a press conference with a false claim that it was approved by the World Health Organization . [ 430 ]