Favipiravir in Covid-19

Suranjith L. Seneviratne, Visula Abeysuriya, Sanjay De Mel, Ishan De Zoysa, Roshan Niloofa

Abstract


The SARS-Cov-2 virus, emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and has now spread to all parts of the world. Many research groups are carrying out intense research on drugs and vaccines to treat or prevent Covid-19. We have outlined aspects relating to Favipiravir, in treating RNA viral infections and its potential role in controlling SARS-Cov-2 infections.


Keywords


SARS-Cov-2; Covid-19; Favipiravir; drugs

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v19.2.1691

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