Pakistan will soon start manufacturing Covid-19 treatment drug: Dr Zafar Mirza

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza on Friday said Pakistan will soon start production of the antiviral drug remdesivir, which has shown promise in treating the novel coronavirus.

Pakistan will be among the first three countries in the world where it will not only be produced but will also be exported to the whole world, he said while addressing a press conference at the National Command and Operation Centre. It will be exported to 127 countries.