A clinical study has begun for a therapy developed by Turkish scientists to treat viral diseases, including Covid-19, according to its developer RD Global INVAMED.

“Clinical study process, which allows implementation on patients, has started for the TurkishBeam treatment method after its application to the [Turkish] Health Ministry was approved,” cardiovascular surgeon Hikmet Selcuk Gedik at Ankara’s Gazi University said in a statement, according to Anadolu Agency.

— Anadolu Agency
— Anadolu Agency

Researchers say the treatment ensures that microorganisms, fungi, bacteria and viruses are completely destroyed and it does not damage cells and the DNA of humans.

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