Prof Mamun Al Mahtab

After the emergence of the pandemic, several repurposed antiviral drugs such as hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, favipiravir, remdesivir, nitazoxanide, and lopinavir/ritonavir were provided emergency authorisation approval as there was no direct antiviral drug for Covid-19

Around this time last year, people all around the world were anxiously waiting for the Covid-19 vaccine.

Since December 2019, the world is learning to adapt to a new normal and at the same time, new words are being introduced into our vocabulary regularly.