SEE ALSO: Samsung suspends smartphone factory againHydroxychloroquine/chloroquine Type: Drug Status: Repurposed Early results: 0-3 months Malaria drug also believed to have antiviral activity. In one small French study, some Covid-19 patients showed improvements but there was no way to know if the drug was the reason. Fifteen registered trials in China, Europe and the United States are testing it on Covid-19 patients, alone or in comparison to other therapies. Monoclonal antibody approved for inflammatory arthritis, and in trials targeting the ‘cytokine storm’ immune response in severely ill Covid-19 patients. Blood plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients is transfused into patients who are currently ill, in the hope the freshly-made antibodies it contains will help fight the virus.

Source: Standard Digital April 25, 2020 21:00 UTC