By: Phil Opt
Some medical experts
in China have indicated that a flu drug is actually effective in treating
coronavirus. It was said that the active ingredient in a Japanese anti-flu
medicine called Avigan was tried on 340 patients with the killer disease in
China.
Favipiravir is the
active ingredient and patients who took it recovered quicker and showed greater
lung improvement compared with patients who were not given the drug.
The source revealed
that the drugs help to block the virus from replicating in the body and experts
are working to confirm the claim.
It is stated that
after results are confirmed, the pill will be given for free to patients.
According to the
source, there has not been any new coronavirus treatment causing global
pandemic and added that people with the mild infection can recover at home
within a week.
It was disclosed also
that almost 200,000 have been infected and 79,000 have perished as a result of
the virus.
Favipiravir is known
to be very effective against flu strains, yellow fever, foot-and-mouth- disease
and other virus families.
The source further
disclosed that 80 patients in Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus first emerged,
have not shown any side effects while the medicine looks very effective in
helping coronavirus patients to recover.
An expert stated that
people tested negative after being given the drug within four days they recovered
compared to the usual 11 days to recover from the virus.
X-rays also proved
that there were improvements in the lung condition of about 9 to 10 patients
who were treated with Favipiravir.
However, while the
Favipiravir drug is been used, it has not yet been stated which type of
Faviravar is used for patients.
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