Iran makes its own version of Favipiravir drug to cure coronavirus patients
By Trend
The head of Iran's Masih Daneshvari Hospital Ali Akbar Velayati said that for the first time in Iran, the Favipiravir drug is being manufactured at the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical science, Trend reports via Fars News Agency.
Velayati said that the examples of the drug are being supplied to the Masih Daneshvari Hospital, to treat the coronavirus-affected patients.
"Masih Daneshvari Hospital, along with all its medical staff and personnel, stood by the people from the earliest hours,” Velaiati said, who himself recovered after being infected with coronavirus.
He expressed hope that the coronavirus will be defeated soon.
Velayati emphasized that the Masih Daneshvari Hospital does not receive any money for the treatment of coronavirus patients and serves the honorable people with all its facilities.
"From the beginning and in full coordination with the Ministry of Health, appropriate measures were taken,” he added.