Study reveals how drug meant for Ebola may also work against coronaviruses

(University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine& Dentistry) A group of University of Alberta researchers who have discovered why the drug remdesivir is effective in treating the coronaviruses that cause Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) expect it might also be effective for treating patients infected with the new COVID-19 strain.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news