According to their data, after 24 hours from the moment of administration of the drug into cells with COVID-19, the proportion of viral RNA in cell cultures decreased by 93%.

“After 48 hours, this effect increased to a 5,000-fold decrease in viral RNA in ivermectin-treated cells compared to control samples. This indicates that the use of this drug has led to the loss of almost all viral material, ”the report said in the medical journal Antiviral Research.

Scientists noted that ivermectin is widespread, since the drug is included in the WHO list of essential drugs.

Earlier, the director of the Research Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infections, Georgy Vikulov, commented on the forecasts regarding the completion of the coronavirus pandemic in an interview with the Moscow Talks radio station.