China Begins Tests On New Drug In Search For Coronavirus Cure
By Elite Reporter
The Chinese government is set to begin human
tests on a drug that it hopes would be a cure for the coronavirus.
The spokesperson of a Beijing-based hospital
confirmed that the tests were to see if the drug Remdesivir would be able to
cure the Wuhan disease.
The
Asian country's ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Zhou Pingjian, on Monday, February 3
said at least 60 Nigerians were currently living in Wuhan where the Coronavirus
outbreak started and according to Times magazine, the Chinese government has
begun clinical trials to test a drug for the coronavirus infection.
The
international magazine reports that a new antiviral drug called Remdesivir,
which is aimed at infectious diseases such as Ebola and SARS, is to be tested
in Beijing-based China-Japan Frie...
