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Brief Summary:
The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time and the greatest challenge we have faced since World War-II.Corona virus is transmitted via respiratory droplets or aerosol, produced from sneezing or coughing of infected persons to healthy individual through mouth, nose and eye. PVP-I gargle/spray used in throat and nose are shown to have broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and may have preventive effect on SARS-CoV-2.
0.6% PVP-I oro-nasal spray phase 3 clinical trial will be conducted in three dedicated Covid-19 hospitals namely Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Kurmitola General Hospital, Kuwait-Moitree Hospital. Chemical compound of the oro-nasal spray which was developed and tested at Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements, for its quality control/ quality assurance, shelf life and related stability following GLP guideline.