Transmission electron microscope image of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019, isolated from a patient in the United States By Kai Kupferschmidt, Jon CohenA drug combo already used against HIV.
A malaria treatment first tested during World War II. A new antiviral whose promise against Ebola fizzled last year.Could any of these drugs hold the key to saving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients from serious harm or death?
On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a large global trial, called SOLIDARITY, to find out whether any can treat infections with the new coronavirus for the dangerous respiratory disease.