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COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by valentineuwakwe(op): 10:17pm On May 11, 2020
The Federal Government on Monday announced that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Sokoto and Kano States, have enrolled on the World Health Organisation (WHO) treatment regimen on solidarity drug trials.

According to the Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, stated this during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 today.

The four drugs that will be monitored in the solidarity trial are Remdesivir; Chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine; Lopinavir, and Ritonavir.

Ehanire also confirmed that Nigeria has increased testing by an additional 1,127 to make a total of 27,078 tests.

Of that number, 4,399 cases have been confirmed in 30 states.

Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Borno States have the highest numbers with 1845, 602, 356 and 185 cases respectively.

source: https://dailypost.ng/2020/05/11/covid-19-nigerian-govt-reveals-four-drugs-to-be-used-for-trials-in-lagos-abuja-others/

Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by segzysexy(m): 10:50pm On May 11, 2020
Lopinavir and Ritonavir are potent 2nd line Anti-retroviral regimen. Hopefully it should work effectively in treating Covid 19
Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by akinluyi02(m): 10:53pm On May 11, 2020
I pray ooo
Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by AOB1: 10:56pm On May 11, 2020
That's good grin
Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by Karanka: 11:00pm On May 11, 2020
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Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by SEEDORF441(m): 11:10pm On May 11, 2020
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Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by shadelek(m): 11:13pm On May 11, 2020
Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by Goddey18(m): 11:27pm On May 11, 2020
I pray it works.
Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by CYBERWEAVER(m): 11:36pm On May 11, 2020
Pray it works
Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by Area4Area: 11:43pm On May 11, 2020
segzysexy:
Lopinavir and Ritonavir are potent 2nd line Anti-retroviral regimen. Hopefully it should work effectively in treating Covid 19
I feel so too and hope at least one of them should do the job.
Re: COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Reveals Four Drugs To Be Used For Trials by Bunnatex(m): 11:44pm On May 11, 2020
We pray it works out. The end is near
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