Are antibiotics effective in preventing or treating Covid-19?

South Africa News News

Are antibiotics effective in preventing or treating Covid-19?
South Africa Latest News,South Africa Headlines
  • 📰 SowetanLIVE
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 26 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 14%
  • Publisher: 63%

Non-pharmaceutical measures such as maintaining social distancing, hand washing and self-isolation when sick are effective in limiting the spread of Covid-19.

which can be a complication of Covid-19 in severely ill patients.

“Antibiotics do not work against viruses; they only work on bacterial infections. Covid-19 is caused by a virus, so antibiotics do not work. Antibiotics should not be used as a means of prevention or treatment of Covid-19. “In hospitals, physicians will sometimes use antibiotics to prevent or treat secondary bacterial infections which can be a complication of Covid-19 in severely ill patients. They should only be used as directed by a physician to treat a bacterial infection,” said the organisation.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

SowetanLIVE /  🏆 13. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines



Render Time: 2025-02-27 04:25:52