Coronavirus cure Might be ready very soon says Nigerian Professor

The Expected cure for Coronavirus Might be ready Very soon, a Nigerian Professor Pharmacognosy from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Maurice Iwu, has said.

Speaking to Journalists on Thursday, Maurice Iwo said ” We are encouraged by the results we are getting from the tests we’ve carried out on the drugs for COVID-19. So far, The tests are positive.

Professor Iwu who was a formal Chairman of the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confirmed that the drug that was supposedly the cure for Coronavirus was already in use.

Luckily, he said ” The drug is a safe one, it is already in use in most of our local vissinities, we are currently working on repurposing it for this case as it is very essential that we do so.”

Further more, “if the pandemic escalates, the NAFDAC will know what to do, like they did in USA to fast track the use of chloroquine.”

“If we have a need NAFDAC will know what to do. Right now the product is in human use, what we are doing is to repurpose it for this particular event, ” he said.

Thus mmarks a sign of relief to Nigerians, as the Cases of the virus totals 184 in the country with just three executives testing positive for the disease.

Nigeria has recorded 184 confirmed cases so far: Lagos state has 98, FCT has 38, and Osun State has 14.

Oyo has eight cases, and Akwa Ibom has five cases. Ogun, Kaduna and Edo have four cases each, while Bauchi has three cases.