A spray-based broad-spectrum antibiotic has been used at the emergency room of the Shanghai Public Health Clinic to protect medical staff from the new Corona virus.
According to Straits Times, health workers can use this viral spray before entering the quarantine area. Doctors can open their mouths to breathe during the spraying and let the medicine access the respiratory tract, providing protection for bioactivity from infection. This medicine is used along with a protective clothing set and mask.
This new drug was discovered and recurred by a group of scientists from the newly established Institute of Epidemiology at the Shanghai Clinical Public Health Center.
According to Professor Xu Jianqing, the leader of the institute and his team spent more than 6 years developing a new drug to treat respiratory infectious diseases. The drug has been proven effective in animal samples, meeting clinical use standards and meeting GMP (Good manufacturing practice) standards.
The drug has been proven to be effective against the new Corona virus, Professor Xu shared with the Shanghai-based portal The Paper.
spray has played a positive role in the treatment of infections in the early stages, he said.
However, the new drug has not been approved for sale on the market, so it cannot be legally used for clinical treatment for patients. Currently, the drug is only used by medical staff at the Shanghai Clinical Public Health Center.
Professor Xu said that new sprays contain 2 active ingredients. One restraints the separation of the virus and the rest controls the virus process in humans. He explained that the virus caused the sick to be sick by causing inflammation. Active components can inhibit inflammation and self -restoring the respiratory tract mucosa.
In addition, because the new drug does not have a manufacturing license, it cannot be mass-produced in a short time, Professor Xu stated.
