MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd August, 2020) The English branch of the UK National Health Service (NHS) on Monday said it would spend more than $200 million on cancer drugs that are not as damaging to the immune system so that patients are not more susceptible to the coronavirus disease.
"'COVID-friendly' cancer treatments that are safer for patients during the pandemic will be expanded and extended through a �160 million [$209.3 million] initiative, NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens announced today," the NHS said in a statement.
According to the service, in some cases, patients will be able to take their medicine at home, eliminating the need to go to the hospital.
The United Kingdom has confirmed a total of 304,695 COVID-19 cases.
