The Dhaka Times Desk The deadly corona virus has spread panic all over the world. Vaccines are being developed one by one for the pandemic corona virus. Although none of these vaccines or drugs are 100 percent effective against Corona yet.
Recently, scientists at the Clinical Research Center of the University of Queensland in Australia have claimed that the anti-malarial drug chloroquine or the combination drug Ritonavi to suppress HIV or a combination of both drugs will be successful in curing the corona virus.
It has been reported that a drug known as 'Interferon Alpha 2-B' has been successfully used on patients suffering from Covid-19. Many of the victims have recovered.
It is also known that Chinese doctors have used this drug the most to cure corona patients.
It has been claimed that they have cured more than 1,500 patients by using this medicine.
It has been reported that the Cuban Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) has developed this effective drug against the deadly disease Corona virus.
Cuban-based news media Granma reported this information. Moreover, this information has been confirmed through MedicCriview, Ahora.com online. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel tweeted about this drug to the Chinese government.
In the tweet, he wrote that, 'Interferon Alpha 2-B' drug developed by us has finally won the fight against the novel corona virus. This drug is now widely used in China. We will always be by China's side to deal with this epidemic.'
In a television channel in Cuba, the pharmaceutical company ByCuba Pharma Group Dr. Luis Herrera Martinez said that the National Health Commission of China has approved the use of 30 drugs on patients to prevent the corona virus. Among these drugs, 'Interferon Alpha 2-B' is the most widely used in China. It is mentioned that thousands of corona patients in China have recovered by using it.
Although the drug was invented in Cuba, it is currently being produced at Changchun Heber Biological Technology in Jilin Province, China.
Confirming such information, the Cuban Embassy in China tweeted that 'interferon alpha 2-B' was discovered using Cuban biotechnology on the first day of the lunar year. The drug is being produced in a joint venture as part of an agreement between the two socialist countries. China's National Health Commission gives us the highest priority for this medicine.
Meanwhile, after such news, there has been a rush to buy 'Interferon Alpha Two-B' medicine from all over the world. Several Latin American, Caribbean and European countries have ordered the drug, requesting medical assistance from Cuba.
In this regard, on March 14, Dr. Luis Herrera Martinez said, 'We have received requests to sell this drug from a large number of countries around the world. I have already sent a shipment to Italy, the most affected country. A delegation of doctors from Cuba also went there to teach the application of the medicine. We have adequate supply of the drug. We can also meet the needs of the international market by meeting the needs of the country.
What are the ingredients in 'Interferon Alfa Two-B'?
In response to this question, Martinez said, 'It also contains active ingredients in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis-B and C, herpes zoster or shingles, dengue and various types of cancer. This drug increases the natural production of interferon in the human body and strengthens the immune system. At one time, the corona virus can not even affect the patient's respiratory system and lungs.
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