<p> A pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The men worked for a herbal medicine company and were testing their treatment -- a mix of nitric oxide and sodium nitrate -- at a home in southern Chennai.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow DH Coronavirus Live Blog For All The Latest Updates</strong></a></p>.<p>K Sivanesan, 47, died on the spot, said local police chief Ashok Kumar.</p>.<p>His colleague Rajkumar was recovering from the poisoning.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-may-9-835346.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>Kumar said Sivanesan bought the chemicals from a local market and developed the formula after conducting research on the internet.</p>.<p>There are no approved medicines or vaccines for treating COVID-19, triggering a global race for a new drug for the disease that has killed nearly 300,000 people.</p>.<p>Nearly 60,000 cases have been detected in India, which has imposed a drastic nationwide lockdown in an effort to halt the spread of the disease.</p>
<p> A pharmacist died and his boss was left hospitalised after the pair drank a chemical concoction they had developed in an effort to treat coronavirus, police said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The men worked for a herbal medicine company and were testing their treatment -- a mix of nitric oxide and sodium nitrate -- at a home in southern Chennai.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-live-updates-total-cases-deaths-covid-19-tracker-worldometer-update-lockdown-30-latest-news-835374.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow DH Coronavirus Live Blog For All The Latest Updates</strong></a></p>.<p>K Sivanesan, 47, died on the spot, said local police chief Ashok Kumar.</p>.<p>His colleague Rajkumar was recovering from the poisoning.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-india-update-state-wise-total-number-of-confirmed-cases-deaths-on-may-9-835346.html">Coronavirus India update: State-wise total number of confirmed cases</a></strong></p>.<p>Kumar said Sivanesan bought the chemicals from a local market and developed the formula after conducting research on the internet.</p>.<p>There are no approved medicines or vaccines for treating COVID-19, triggering a global race for a new drug for the disease that has killed nearly 300,000 people.</p>.<p>Nearly 60,000 cases have been detected in India, which has imposed a drastic nationwide lockdown in an effort to halt the spread of the disease.</p>