Venezuela to start mass production of its own drug for COVID-19

"Starting this week (in Venezuela. -

), mass production of a powerful antiviral drug will begin, which will be available in Latin America, the Caribbean and the whole world," he said at a meeting of the General Staff of Health TASS.

He clarified that we are talking about the drug Carvativir.

“I can say that after clinical trials on patients, biological tests in a laboratory with the participation of all scientific institutions in Venezuela and other countries, it has been proven that Carvativir is a powerful adjunctive treatment for COVID-19,” Maduro said.

In December, it was reported that Venezuela intends to certify its medicine for coronavirus infection with the World Health Organization (WHO).