Corona will stay with us for a long time: WHO
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there is no chance that the corona virus will be eradicated any time soon, but that the virus will stay with us for a long time.
According to the French news agency AFP, the director general of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanam, said in a video press conference on Wednesday, “Make no mistake. We have a long way to go. ”
According to Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the corona virus has so far infected more than 2.6 million people worldwide and caused more than 180,000 deaths. The whole world is facing a war situation due to this epidemic, but no authentic vaccine has been developed yet.
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief also stressed that his agency had timely declared the corona virus a global health emergency so that countries could prepare.
“Looking back, we declared a state of emergency on January 30 at the right time and the world had time to prepare,” he said
In many parts of the world, coronavirus patients are being tested on a variety of drugs, including the malaria drug chloroquine. The drug was described by US President Trump as “helpful” in treating corona.
However, it is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.
In this regard, the UK has claimed that it is overseeing the world’s largest experiment to treat the corona virus.
The experiment is called “recovery” and 5,000 patients from 165 hospitals across the UK have volunteered their services.
According to Arab News, it is hoped that the results of this experience in the UK will be revealed in a few weeks, as compared to the experiences in the United States and Europe, because they are still at an early stage and they have more volunteers. Are not.
Authorities in Germany have approved a clinical trial of a vaccine designed to treat the corona virus.
The vaccine will be tested on individuals who volunteer to come forward. The vaccine was developed by German company Bion Tech and American company Pfizer.
Scientists in the United States have said that an antiviral drug called remedicavir is effective against corona. The drug was initially tested on a small group of monkeys and the results were satisfactory.
According to the AFP news agency, in the experiment, scientists infected two groups of monkeys with the corona virus, after which one group was given the drug and the other was not.
The drug has been developed by the company Gelaid Sciences, which conducts research and development of anti-virus drugs.
It should be noted that rapidsavir was considered to be one of the earliest drugs for the treatment of corona virus.
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