The Plateau State COVID-19 medical research team has concluded it’s pre-clinical stage and is set to move to the clinical stage.
The Team announced this while briefing the State Governor, Simeon Lalong on the progress of its assignment.
The Director of Press & Public Affairs to the Governor,Makut Macham in a statement said the COVID19 medical research team was established by the Governor to find a cure for the corona virus pandemic.
While presenting an interim report to the Governor at the Government House Rayfield Jos, lead researcher Prof. Noel Wannang said the team had concluded the first phase of the work which is the pre-clinical stage with tremendous success.
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He said the next stage is the clinical stage where the samples will be tested on human beings for further processing.
According to Wannang , the research papers the remedies have been published in national and international medical journals, and the products have been patented under the name COPLA I, II & III and has equally submitted them to regulatory agencies for further scrutiny and evaluation.
He said in the cause of its work, the team followed all global standards and protocols for the research which he believes is going well and if followed to conclusion, will not only generate value to the State, but also create economic opportunities.
Responding, Governor Lalong said he was proud of the team for the achievements so far recorded , promising to also reach out to relevant government and private sector organisations for further funding of the research.
He reiterated that the State Government will continue to pay attention to research and innovation as there are many citizens with gifts and talents that could provide solutions to humanity in various ways.
