The partnership will develop monoclonal antibodies to fight the infection. FMTNews Coronavirus
The treatment uses a class of drug that has boosted survival rates among Ebola patients.
Nearly 500 people have died as a result of the virus since it emerged in a Chinese live seafood and wild animal market at the end of last year. Monoclonal antibodies are lab-produced copies of a single type of antibody and are a form of immunotherapy. The company has also developed a treatment for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus along similar lines.
Chinese doctors have been giving HIV drugs to coronavirus patients in Beijing, based on a 2004 study published after the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome that showed “favourable” responses.
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