Why covid-19 treatment is an urgent need for early infection? Despite recovery rate among covid-19 patients is as high as 93.09% in countries like India, scientists have said that there is an urgent need of covid-19 treatments for people with early infection. The paper highlighted that studies are underway to assess whether existing antivirals can be repurposed for early treatment. Scientists also are exploring the effectiveness of early treatment with therapies that specifically target SARS-CoV-2, such as convalescent plasma and monoclonal antibodies. With this the total tally of covid-19 cases reached 88,32,504 as on Sunday.

Source: Mint November 15, 2020 14:26 UTC