theverge.com have article mentioned “Scientists are racing to find the best drugs to treat COVID-19”
CHLOROQUINE AND HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE
LOPINAVIR–RITONAVIR
REMDESIVIR
Others : “Though not a part of the WHO trial, Chinese officials also reported that the Japanese anti-flu drug favipiravir, which it tested in clinical trials, was effective in treating COVID-19 patients. Japan is studying the drug more closely, though data from those trials on the drug has not yet been published. Based on the drug’s antiviral activity in cells, Sheahan says he’d be surprised if this drug ultimately ended up being effective. It doesn’t work against MERS in cells, he says, and MERS is similar to the novel coronavirus.”
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