Egypt announced that it had started testing Japanese drug used against the "Corona" virus, by testing it on 50 patients in health isolation hospitals, days after receiving samples of the drug from Japan.
The adviser to the Egyptian President for Health and Preventive Affairs, Mohamed Awad Taj El-Din, said that the drug "Avijan" was given to 50 patients in a number of medical centers, to see whether it has an effect or not, according to the official Egyptian news agency, the East, and the BBC, "BBC"
He added that it is known that the incubation period of the virus extends up to 14 days and may be prolonged in some cases, explaining that after clinical trials it was found that "Avijan shortens the incubation period to four days, as the Chinese said, where their experiences showed that severe or very severe cases achieve a better result using This property. "
Tajuddin, a former minister of health and professor of chest diseases, added that "Avigan" was made for the first time in Japan in 2014 and is trading as a drug there against regular flu, but China has tried it as a drug against "Corona", stressing that "until the moment there is no medicine Against this virus, all current attempts depend on using outdated drugs. "
Dr. Hossam Hosni, Chairman of the Scientific Committee to Fight Corona at the Egyptian Ministry of Health, confirmed that clinical trials are being conducted on dozens of drugs, including "Avigan", which we have already started giving to a number of patients.