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Brazil announces positive results in 'early' treatment for COVID-19

Brasilia, Oct 19 (EFE).-The Brazilian government announced Monday that it had obtained "positive results" in an "early" treatment against COVID-19, through the application of the antiparasitic nitazoxanide in patients who have the infectious disease in its initial phase.(Camera: ALEX MIRKHAM)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE ACT IN WHICH THE STUDY WAS PRESENTED.SOUND BITES: PATRÍCIA ROCCO, COORDINATOR OF THE STUDY ON TREATMENT FOR COVID-19; MARCOS PONTES, MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND JAIR BOLSONARO, PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL (IN PORTUGUESE)PATRICIA ROCCO:"The group discovered that nitazoxanide could reduce the viral load without damaging the cells."MARCOS PONTES:"Remembering that science is the only weapon we have to fight the virus"."What I can say is that now we have a scientifically proven medication that can reduce the viral load. This means, in practice, that is reduces the contagion. People who take the medication... They are tested first, they discover Covid, they take medicines the first days. This reduces the viral load of that person, it reduces the capacity of spread and furthermore, it reduces the probability of someone presenting symptoms, going to the hospital and dying."JAIR BOLSONARO:"The vaccine against Covid, as it pertains to the Ministry of Health to define this topic, will not be mandatory.""When it comes to life, it is the most important thing, and we work that way. We are not afraid to expose ourselves."

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