The Russian Federation may join an international randomized clinical study by the World Health Organization of the four most promising treatment schemes for coronavirus infection.
This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Health of the country.
“We express our readiness to take part in the international multi-center randomized clinical study of the World Health Organization SOLIDARITY”, – said Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, whose words are quoted in the message.
The Solidarity study is a clinical trial of the four most promising treatment schemes of a new type of coronavirus, the press service added.
On 11 March, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 a pandemic. According to the latest WHO data, more than 1.9 million cases of infection were recorded in the world, more than 123 thousand people died. The number of people infected with coronavirus in Russia has reached 27 938, during the past day it has increased by almost 3.5 thousand.
Earlier radio Sputnik reported when the peak of COVID infection is predicted in Russia.