A Brazilian delegation arrived in Israel on Sunday to learn about a EXO-CD24, a new drug developed at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, which has shown promising results in curing COVID-19 patients.
The delegation—led by Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo and Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of President Jair Bolsonaro and chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in Brazil’s National Congress—also came to discuss ways in which the two countries can cooperate on handling the pandemic, Ynet reported.
Brazil has been hit hard by the disease, with a death toll so far of some 265,500.
Last week, Austrian and Danish leaders came to Jerusalem to discuss establishing a joint fund for the research, development and production of future coronavirus vaccines.