The Minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, Tuesday said that Nigeria has started using Remdesivir drug, in treating COVID-19 patients in Nigeria.
Disclosing this while addressing members of the House of Representatives, Ehanire said the drug has been administered to patients in Lagos state.
Remdesivir is an antiretroviral drug, in managing COVID-19 patients.
“We have been using that (Remdesivir); we have tried that in Lagos too,” he said.
“So, we have tried the antiretroviral drug to see what effect it has.”
The minister said the drug, originally developed as a potential treatment for Ebola, is one of the options which Nigeria has adopted in treating COVID-19 patients.
He added that Nigeria has moved from disease importation to community spread. Saying no herbal medicine has so far been approved for the disease.
Recall that the US had approved emergency use of Remdesivir, for treatment of the disease.
The US National Institute of Health had said the drug proved effective against the new coronavirus disease.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has so far recorded 2802 cases while 93 persons have died from the coronavirus infection
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