Turkey says it’s using ‘special’ coronavirus drug sent from China
Turkey has so far recorded 37 fatalities connected to coronavirus, but the country's health minister says patients are being administered a "special drug" from China.
Turkey says it is administering coronavirus patients a “special drug” sent from China.
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Tuesday that drugs were delivered via air ambulances to 40 cities across Turkey, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.
"We have brought a special drug used in China, which is claimed to have resulted in improvements in intensive care patients, cutting their time in care from 11-12 days to four days," said Koca on Monday.
He didn't provide additional information, but a member of the Health Ministry’s Coronavirus Science Committee later revealed the name of the drug as Favipiravir.
