Japanese: Thanks to us, the situation with coronavirus will change in Russia

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Thanks to the Japanese, in Russia the situation with coronavirus will soon change for the better, writes the Japanese newspaper The Japan Times.

Starting June 11, 2020, Russia will send its Avifavir medicine to hospitals to treat patients. It is reported that the clinical trials of Avifavir are successful, in most cases a positive result is achieved in four days. The head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Kirill Dmitriev, said that the first batch of the drug is enough to treat 60 thousand people for a month.



Now there is not a single approved vaccine against COVID-19, as well as a consensus in the world scientific community regarding the effectiveness of drugs such as the Russian Avifavir. However, the medication is already officially registered and its use is approved by the Ministry of Health of Russia.

We believe that this changes the rules of the game. This will reduce the burden on the healthcare system, we will have fewer people in critical condition

- said Dmitriev, confident that Avifavir is the key to the resumption of full economic activities in the country.

The head of the RDIF explained that the drug is especially effective for people with mild and moderate symptoms of the disease.

The Japanese edition recalls that Avifavir, known as Favipiravir, was first developed in the late 1990s by a Japanese company, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Corporation. The drug acts by shorting the reproduction mechanism of some RNA viruses.

The Russians modified the drug to increase its effectiveness for the treatment of COVID-19 and are ready to share the details of these modifications with others.
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  1. riwas
    riwas
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    5 June 2020 04: 24
    Avifavir, like its twin brother, a Japanese drug, is useless in the severe form of coronavirus, and therefore treatment should be started as early as possible, even at the mild phase. But mild treatment is often done at home, and Avifavir will only be delivered to hospitals.
    1. Dear sofa expert.
      Dear sofa expert.
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      6 June 2020 01: 13
      ... useless in severe form

      Yes, this drug is not accredited for the treatment of coronavirus anywhere except in Russia. What are you talking about?