As the Coronavirus expands to include most countries around the world, and more than 7,000 deaths are recorded, some infected or suspected of infection without referring to the doctor take a number of drugs that they believe are fighting the common flu, but the World Health Organization has warned that Use some of these medications.
In a tweet on her Twitter account Tuesday, she made clear that there were currently no drugs approved by her to treat Covid 19.
She also advised against self-use of NSAIDs, corticosteroids and other medications by suspected or confirmed patients.
She stressed the necessity of seeking medical care if any patient has symptoms consistent with COVID-19.
Ibuprofen
In addition, the organization recommended that those suffering from symptoms similar to the symptoms of corona avoid medication by taking ibuprofen after the French authorities warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could make the effects of the virus more dangerous.
A recent study in the weekly medical journal The Lancet hypothesized that the enzyme is enhanced when taking anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, which can facilitate the infection and accompany the infection.
When asked about the study, WHO spokesman Christian Lindemeyer told reporters on Tuesday in Geneva that the UN experts "are studying the matter to give more guidance." Meanwhile, we recommend that you use paracetamol instead, and do not initiate ibuprofen as a treatment for self. this is important".
He also stressed that if prescribing ibuprofen "a specialist doctor, that, of course, is up to him."
His comments came after a French minister posted a tweet in which he warned that the use of ibuprofen and similar anti-inflammatory drugs could be "a factor that increases the risk" of Covid-19 infection. "In the event of a fever, take paracetamol," he wrote.
This comes at a time when the number of people living with HIV around the world is increasing, with more than 7,000 deaths recorded.
The Director of the World Organization, Tedros Adhanom, confirmed on Monday that the Corona epidemic is the worst health crisis facing the world, pointing out that it has spread more than what was in China, and stressing that the number of deaths and injuries in the world exceeded what was recorded in China.
He also called during a press conference all countries of the world to take measures to break the chain of the spread of the Corona epidemic. He urged countries to care for children, the elderly and pregnant women.
To that, he stressed the need to isolate minor injuries to stop the spread of the epidemic, stressing that "there are injuries that we do not know about, especially minor ones." He explained that the countries that are healthy will suffer from the spread of the virus.
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