WHO to launch multinational trial to jumpstart search for coronavirus drugs
The WHO announced it would launch a multiarm, multicountry trial for potential #coronavirus therapies, part of an aggressive effort to jumpstart the search for drugs to treat #Covid19.
by Helen Branswell
Mar 18, 2020
3 minutes
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that it would launch a multiarm, multicountry clinical trial for potential coronavirus therapies, part of an aggressive effort to jumpstart the global search for drugs to treat Covid-19.
Four drugs or drug combinations already licensed and used for other illnesses will be tested, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Ten countries have already indicated they will take part in the trial.
The mere fact the WHO is sponsoring the trial suggests that efforts
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