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Apr 06, 2021 09:13 AM EDT
Because of a lack of evidence showing its benefits, the World Health Organization has joined a growing list of health entities warning against the use of the generic anti-parasite medication Ivermectin in patients with COVID-19 and clinical trials.
WHO warned people against using Ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment
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A Day At The Front line In an ICU of A Field Hospital as Sao Paulo Reaches 80% Occupancy SANTO ANDRE, BRAZIL - MARCH 11: A health worker writes down notes as another in the back treats a Covid-19 patient at the Pedro DellAntonia Sports Complex field hospital as coronavirus cases soar on March 11, 2021 in Santo Andre, Brazil. The state of Sao Paulo has reached over 80% occupancy in intensive care units and has declared a red alert as the spread of COVID-19 has accelerated in Brazil in recent weeks.
As COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out around the world, a top doctor is warning of a new virus strain that is killing the young in their thousands.
Brazil is swamped by new virus cases, with a warning to Australia that this variant is far more dangerous than anything seen before.
The new variant has overwhelmed the country to the point gravediggers are exhuming old tombs to make space for the more than 300,000 dead.
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Medical staff members transport a patient on a stretcher at the Pedro DellAntonia Sports Complex field hospital as coronavirus cases soar on March 11, in Santo Andre, Brazil. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images South America/Getty Images)(Getty)