Unchecked ivermectin use in Latin America is making it difficult to test how effective the anti-parasite drug is against the coronavirus. EMBRACE OF UNPROVEN COVID TREATMENT HINDERS DRUG TRIALS By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega Peru has been one of the nations hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, patients are cared for in a hospital in Iquitos.
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