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Fact check: Effective (and ineffective) COVID-19 treatments
A number of drugs have been mentioned as treatments for COVID-19. Some of them work well, some of them don t work at all, and some are still being tested.
A number of drugs have been touted as helping combat COVID-19, but very few have been confirmed as effective
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Avigan
As researchers sought treatments early in the pandemic, the Japanese drug Avigan, with the active ingredient favipiravir, was promoted within Asia and then worldwide. Used for severe strains of influenza, the drug has been found to be a potent inhibitor of many RNA viruses. The drug can shorten the time to recovery for patients with COVID-19 but the possible side effects are severe, including anaphylactic shock and pneumonia.
Can you re-use FFP2 Masks?
How do they differ from other masks - and can you clean them?
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In Bavaria, FFP2 masks have been compulsory in public transport and retail since Monday.
Berlin - More and more people now wear FFP2 masks while shopping to protect themselves and others from Sars-CoV-2. With concern rising about the more contagious British variant of the coronavirus, politicians called for FFP2 masks to become compulsory nationally. Bavaria already requires FFP2 masks - in public transport and shops. Berlin hasn t gone as far: as of 24 January, a medical mask (including both surgical and FFP2) must be worn.