Antiviral medications running low in Israel as COVID rises

The antiviral medications Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, which are used to treat patients with severe COVID-19 cases, are running low in Israel, Health Ministry reported Monday. Patients 65 years of age and older who have preexisting medical conditions that put them at high risk when the disease first manifests itself are also given the medications. The ministry informed the four health maintenance organisations in the nation that more antiviral medication is being obtained and that the current supply will only last for two to three more weeks. The Health Ministry has released the most recent data, which shows that there are 1,056 active documented cases of COVID-19, 305 of which are in hospitals. Eleven of the thirty-one patients in critical or serious condition are on ventilators. As per reports, the results of almost 12% of the tests conducted in the medical system were positive on Sunday.