Isn't This a 'Cure-All'? Will the Red Medicine 'Povidone-Iodine' Defeat COVID-19?

Do Not Ingest Directly... Use 'For Throat' in Respiratory Applications

Domestic commercial product of Povidone-Iodine solution, commonly known as 'Red Medicine'. Photo by Seonggwang Pharmaceutical Facebook capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Experimental results have shown that 'Povidone-Iodine,' well known as the red medicine, is effective in eliminating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) virus.

On the 7th, Professor Park Man-sung's team at the Virus Research Institute of Korea University College of Medicine reported that applying a pharmaceutical product containing 0.45% povidone-iodine to a COVID-19 virus culture test tube reduced the COVID-19 virus by 99.99%.

Povidone-iodine has already been proven effective against influenza virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus, and others.

Professor Park Man-sung's research team stated, "Active hygiene management of the oral cavity, nasal cavity, and throat using povidone-iodine could greatly help in managing COVID-19 infections."

However, one should not dilute and ingest the 'red medicine' or apply it to the nose to treat COVID-19. For the respiratory tract, povidone-iodine pharmaceuticals released for throat use should be used.

The research results announced on this day were also published in the September issue of the Journal of Bacteriology and Virology.

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