FG Shortlists Three Drugs That Could Cure Covid-19 For More Investigations

The Federal Ministry of Health has shortlisted for further investigations, three Nigerian drugs, which have the potential to cure  COVID-19 or treat its symptoms, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said.

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed this on Wednesday at the PTF press conference in Abuja, where the ministry of health warned that Nigeria’s health system could not cope with increasing COVID-19 cases

But Mustapha said three shortlisted drugs would be subjected to further investigations by relevant health agencies.