Published 17:48 IST, May 22nd 2020

Cannabis can be used to prevent the deadly coronavirus: Study

According to a recent study, Canadian researchers has found that cannabis can be used to prevent the deadly coronavirus disease to some extent, as per reports.

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According to a recent study, it has been found that cannabis can be used to prevent dely coronavirus disease. As per reports, study has been conducted by a group of Canian scientists which includes  Bo Wang, Anna Kovalchuk, Dongping Li, Yaroslav Ilnytskyy, Igor Kovalchuk, and Olga Kovalchuk. study has been titled, "In Search of Preventative Strategies: Novel Anti-Inflammatory High-CBD Cannabis SativaExtracts Modulate ACE2 Expression in COVID-19 Gateway Tissues". study claims that researchers have identified a minimum of 13 cannabis plants that are high in CBD  that can affect ACE2 pathways through which coronavirus pathogens uses to get inside one's body. 

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study has been published in journal Preprints and it has been mentioned that researchers have developed 800 new Cannabis sativa lines and tracts. Kovalchuk reportedly said in a statement stressing importance of each and every rapeutic measure which can be taken to stop spre of COVID-19. 

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Meanwhile, in anor study, researchers have found that patients who test positive for coronavirus after recovery are not contagious of transmitting infection and could possibly have antibodies to prevent m from falling sick again. As per reports, scientists from Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study on 285 Covid-19 survivors who h tested positive for coronavirus after ir illness h apparently resolved, but y were found non-infectious.

According to findings from study, it suggests that it is a positive sign for regions looking to open up as more patients recover from pandemic that has sickened at least 4.8 million people. It is evidence which suggests that those who have recovered from dely coronavirus are not at risk of spreing virus keeping in mind social distancing measures. 

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According to international media reports, health officials tested around 790 close contacts of 285 cases who re-tested positive after recovering from coronavirus but y did not found any infections. health officials reportedly said that y cannot say why some of patients were re-testing positive for virus. On or hand, y ded that experts believe that PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test was detecting pieces of de virus. 

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17:48 IST, May 22nd 2020