Newly developed capsule “Mega Prime”could contain COVID-19 , Sri Lankan academic qualified in chemistry claims

2 September 2021 08:44 am Views - 1011

• The medication has been used at the Karapitiya Hospital and elsewhere and around 10,000 COVID 19 patients have recovered.
• It will be possible to contain the pandemic in a month if we get the support of the government

By Yohan Perera

Head of Research and International Affairs Unit of Sri Lanka Technological Campus Dr. Nanda Gunawardene said the capsule could reduce COVID fatalities as it will sustain the immunity of a person once administered on an infected person.

Prime Mega is a drug which can sustain the immunity of a person,”he said. “The medication has been used at the Karapitiya Hospital and elsewhere and around 10,000 COVID 19 patients have recovered. The drug is given as a food supplement,” he added. “It will be possible to contain the pandemic in a month if we get the support of the government and we seek the support of the President and the government for it,” he also said.