File: Ivermectin has been the subject of debate since it was touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19. AFP/Luis Robayo
JOHANNESBURG - It is now legal to use Ivermectin to treat COVID-19.
In January, Dr Naseeba Kathrada was one of 700 doctors who wrote a letter to the President, calling for the go-ahead to use the drug.
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Kathrada says the drug can be used for prophylaxis, in the early treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Ivermectin can now be legally used to treat COVID-19. In January Dr Naseeba Kathrada was one of 700 doctors who wrote a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa calling for the go-ahead to use the drug. Courtesy #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/klTMZPnhNP
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Meanwhile, the Department of Health has reported 756 new COVID-19 cases in South Africa.
A total of 79 more COVID-19 related deaths take SA's death toll to 53,111.
The department has also reported 1,479,821 recoveries, keeping the country's recovery rate at 95 percent.
