A medical worker waits to take the temperature of people entering Princess Margaret Hospital in Hong Kong on February 4 2020. Picture: AFP/ANTHONY WALLACEAs doctors scramble to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus, a potent brew of antiretroviral and flu drugs has emerged as a possible defence against the disease that has killed hundreds.
So far, the new coronavirus has infected tens of thousands worldwide and killed more than 420 people, mostly in mainland China. In Thailand, where there are now 25 confirmed cases, a 71-year-old Chinese patient returned a negative test within 48 hours of being given the three drugs. However, Thai doctors urged caution, saying the medicine needs to be given under supervision due to possible side effects.The 2004 study showed ARVs used on patients with SARS had “substantial clinical benefits”, experts in China said.
Meanwhile, three teams around the world — in China, Australia and the Pasteur Institute in France — have now succeeded in cultivating the coronavirus in the laboratory. This could lead to pinpointing its Achilles heel by understanding how it replicates in cells, said Christophe d’Enfert, the institute’s scientific director.
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