Russia Approves First Coronavirus Drug for Sale in Pharmacies

Russian company “R-Pharm” announced, yesterday, Friday, that Russia has approved its Coronavir treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate Covid-19 infections, saying that the anti-viral drug could be available in pharmacies next week.

The R-Pharm announcement is another sign that Russia is striving to take the global lead in the race against Coronavirus, and it is already exporting its own COVID-19 tests and has concluded several international deals to export the Sputnik-V vaccine, according to TimesNowNews.

Noteworthy, US President Donald Trump said that every American citizen can get Coronavirus Vaccine by next April as the US will obtain enough doses of the vaccines for every American citizen.

During Friday’s briefing, Trump said that distribution of a vaccine will begin within 24 hours of its readiness.

He stressed: “developing the vaccine is our top priority and I think distribution will go even quicker than most people think.”

“Hundreds of millions of doses will be available each month, and we expect to have enough vaccines for every American by April 2021,” he confirmed.

Earlier, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said that the U.S. president will not attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting next week, due to Coronavirus Pandemic.

Meadows told reporters, while he was on his way to a Trump campaign rally in Wisconsin, that the president will not be in New York City for the annual gathering of world leaders, according to The Hill Newspaper.