Ebola drug may be used to treat coronavirus after trial 'in promising first step'

Ebola drug may be used to treat coronavirus after trial 'in promising first step'

Coronavirus patients given remdesivir had a recovery time that was almost a third faster than those given a placebo. Remdesivir is one of a handful of experimental drugs undergoing clinical trials worldwide.

UK coronavirus patients set to trial 'promising' Japanese-made drug

UK coronavirus patients set to trial 'promising' Japanese-made drug

Some 450 UK coronavirus patients will be recruited to take part in a new trial of a "promising" Covid-19 drug.

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Ebola drug remdesivir 'could speed up coronavirus recovery time', clinical trials suggest

Ebola drug remdesivir 'could speed up coronavirus recovery time', clinical trials suggest

Leading medical experts have described trials for a drug which could treat coronavirus as “a really promising first step” towards overcoming the disease.

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Drinkers found hiding in cupboards by police in UK pub flouting lockdown rules

Police visited The Pitsmoor Hotel in Sheffield on Friday morning after being tipped-off by members of the public that owners were still serving customers despite the lockdown measures

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Coronavirus 'long way' from being defeated as UK warned lockdown could last for months

Yesterday, the UK saw a rise of almost 2,000 new cases before England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned a second wave was "entirely plausible" and that the UK was "nowhere near the end of this epidemic"

Schools could remain closed 'until we know how much children contribute to spreading coronavirus'

England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said it was "very important" to know this factor to decide whether school closures are a "critical part of our long term response" in an online Gresham College lecture