publish time

02/06/2021

author name Arab Times

publish time

02/06/2021

KUWAIT CITY, June 2: The Ministry of Health (MoH) declared on Wednesday issuing licenses for emergency use of the medicine Storovimab (7831-VIR) for treating light and medium coronavirus cases. Dr. Abdullah Al-Badr, the assistant undersecretary for medicines and nutrition supervision, told KUNA the drug is used for such cases among adults and children aged 12 and above. He has indicated that the medicine is used for persons of 65 years of age and above, but not for hospitalized patients who need oxygen due to infection with COVID-19. (KUNA)