A clinical trial of the drug remdesivir showed that patients recovered about 30 percent faster than those on a placebo, in the first proof of successful treatment against the new disease. Fauci likened the finding to the first retroviral that worked, albeit with modest success, against HIV in the 1980s. The country has suffered the most deaths, with Britain's toll shooting up to the world's third worst at over 26,000. The US announced that economic output collapsed 4.8 percent in the first quarter -- ending more than a decade of expansion. Experts have also warned of longer-term psychological tolls on both children and adults after weeks or even months in isolation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 30, 2020 10:18 UTC