The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has announced that it will allow for the controlled, compassionate use of Ivermectin to treat Covid-19. The health product regulator says it will unveil the access protocols for the drug in the coming days.

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27 January 2021

Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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