Actemra drug being tried to treat Covid-19. The trial has now expanded to other sites in South Africa, Kenya, Brazil, Mexico and Peru. Ten patients have already been enrolled at the Clinical Research Unit of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. SEE ALSO: Two Kitui hospital nurses test positive for Covid-19Only Covid-19 patients who on CT Scan show evidence of Covid-19 pneumonia and are in need of oxygen will be eligible to participate. Neither the patients themselves nor the doctors managing them will know who is on the drug and who is on the placebo.

Source: Standard Digital July 21, 2020 08:26 UTC