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Health Ministry looking to use other drugs to treat Covid-19 patients, says its deputy D-G

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — The Ministry of Health is looking to use some other drugs apart from Baricitinib to treat Covid-19 patients in the country, said MOH deputy director-general Datuk Dr Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim.

“It remains a challenge to us. But Malaysia has been actively involved in many clinical trials for the treatment of Covid-19 and has participated in the World Health Organisation Covid-19 Solidarity Trial for Covid-19 Treatments. On another note, Dr Hishamshah said MOH is also looking at ways to make the Covid-19 antigen rapid test kit available to B40 groups.

 

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