Coronavirus | All adults in Goa to be given Ivermectin drug
The Hindu
Goa on Monday recorded 2,804 new cases of coronavirus
All people above 18 years in Goa will be given Ivermectin drug irrespective of their coronavirus status to bring down mortality, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Monday. He said patients will be given Ivermectin 12 mg. for a period of five days as expert panels from the U.K., Italy, Spain and Japan have found a statistically significant reduction in mortality, time to recovery and viral clearance in COVID-19 patients treated with this medicine. "I have given instructions for immediate implementation of prophylaxis (action taken to prevent disease) treatment," Mr. Rane said.
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