REVIEW ARTICLE
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Transmission Inhibitor
Subhash Chandra1, 2, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2023Volume: 3
E-location ID: e266695872306070
Publisher ID: e266695872306070
DOI: 10.2174/26669587-v3-e230704-2023-2
Article History:
Received Date: 28/02/2023Revision Received Date: 23/04/2023
Acceptance Date: 21/05/2023
Electronic publication date: 11/07/2023
Collection year: 2023

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Abstract
As of December 2019, there has been an outbreak of severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in China. Around 16% of patients developed acute respiratory distress syndrome, and 1%–2% died. There is no specific treatment reported. A pandemic related to Coronavirus is one of the most significant health crises in human history. In spite of a massive influx of cases, SARS-CoV-2 is still untreatable. Both old and novel virologic medicines were tested in order to develop a novel drug or vaccine. In advanced clinical trials in the US, favipiravir is currently approved for treating influenza infections in Japan, and it has been approved for treating SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 infections in Japan. Studies have shown that favipiravir can treat mild to moderate COVID-19 infections. The present review examines the role and use of favipiravir in the treatment of COVID-19. The purpose of this review is to provide evidence obtained from a variety of authentic sources. Current research is evaluating favipiravir for treating Coronavirus infections.