Health minister reveals drug being used to cure coronavirus in Nigeria

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After weeks of speculation by many people, the Federal Government has revealed the drug it has been using to battle coronavirus.

According to Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, the doctors have been using Remdesivir.

Ehaniare disclosed this while addressing members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday May 5, noting that the drug works faster than other options.

He said, “We have been using that (Remdesivir); we have tried that in Lagos too. So, we have tried the antiretroviral drug to see what effect it has” he said
sports say was tested in 1,063 hospitalized Coronavirus patients around the world and has proven to reduce the time it takes patients to recover by 31%. 11 days on average versus 15 days for those just given usual care.

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