RIA Novosti informs about this with reference to the Ministry of Education and Science.
"Scientists from Novosibirsk have developed a diagnostic system that quickly evaluates the effectiveness of chemicals that block the activity of an enzyme necessary for the reproduction and development of coronavirus," the department said.
It is noted that with the help of this test system it will be possible to create an effective drug to combat coronavirus.
Earlier, Denis Logunov, deputy director of the Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, said that a drug for a new coronavirus infection in Russia could be registered within three to five months.
Also, the head physician of the Resurrection District Hospital No. 2, Yuri Raikhman, told 360 how much it costs to treat patients with coronavirus.