with more than 257 million cases and over 5.17 million deaths reported worldwide (as of
November 23, 2021. Various agents were initially proclaimed to be effective against SARS-
CoV-2, the etiological agent of COVID-19. Hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, and
ribavirin are all examples of therapeutic agents, whose efficacy against COVID-19 was later
disproved. Meanwhile, concentrated efforts of researchers and clinicians worldwide have …