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– Chinese experts have confirmed that chloroquine phosphate, an anti-malarial drug, has some curative effect for the COVID-19 epidemic
Minapim by Hernan Valenzuela: Based on the results of clinical trials, Chinese experts have confirmed that chloroquine phosphate, an anti-malarial drug, has some curative effect for the COVID-19 epidemic, pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, said a National Center for the Development of Biotechnology.
Experts suggested “unanimously” that the drug be included in the next version of treatment guidelines and applied to more clinical trials as soon as possible, Sun Yanrong, deputy director of the National Center for Biotechnology Development, told a news conference. in China, under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
As the battle against COVID-19 is at a critical stage, some outside noise poses a threat of its own.
Since the outbreak, China has introduced an unprecedented blockade of a metropolis at the center of the outbreak, applied strict quarantine measures across the country, attracted extensive resources to affected areas and shared information with the international community.
After China detected the outbreak, isolated the virus, sequenced the genome and shared it with WHO and the world. The government holds daily briefings and updates the number of new infections, deaths and recoveries. It changes the statistical method to help patients gain faster access to treatment. As the leaders of many foreign governments and international organizations have said, in many ways, China is setting a new standard for responding to outbreaks. This is not an exaggeration.
China sends over 30,000 doctors to Wuhan to fight coronavirus
More than 30,000 doctors, including selected groups of specialists, were sent to Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, to help fight the epidemic, Guo Yanhong, a civil servant, said Monday on the country’s National Health Commission.
Three high-level medical teams, led by Chinese academics Zhong Nanshan, Li Lanjuan and Wang Chen, are leading the fight against the virus.
The medical support groups were sent by 29 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, as well as by the Chinese armed forces, according to an official source.
Source: China.org.cn
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