The mayor of MANILA, Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, has ordered the acquisition by thirteen million pesos of an experimental drug for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in order to boost the recovery of inflamed patients.
Domagoso stated that Remdesivir’s order from 2,000 vials to 6,500 P each, which is less than its original value of 20,000 P.
“What we buy is for the active instances that exist in our hospitals,” he said in an interview with CNN Philippines.
The 2,000 vials will be distributed to the city’s six district hospitals, where approximately 200 patients are active in their custody.
Each patient will get one vial a day for 10 days, for the mayor.
“Just in case, we’d buy more drugs if that’s what it takes to increase the patient’s chance of recovery,” he added.
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