US issues emergency approval for remdesivir to treat Covid-19
Remdesivir, a drug developed to treat Ebola, has been approved by US regulators for use in treatment of Covid-19 patients. – AFP pic, May 2, 2020.
THE experimental drug remdesivir has been authorised by US regulators for emergency use against Covid-19, President Donald Trump announced yesterday. It comes after the antiviral made by Gilead Sciences was shown in a major clinical trial to shorten the time to recovery in some coronavirus patients, the first time any medicine has had a proven benefit against the disease.
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