A global arms race is on for a vaccine or antiviral to battle the coronavirus pandemic, here are the main things to be aware of. Follow live updates:
WHO's Tedros calls on all countries who have introduced so-called lockdown measures to use this time to attack the coronavirus, find every suspected case and ramp up testing.Why are malaria pills being used against coronavirus? Older malaria drugs are being studied, and in some cases used, to treat or try to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, even though there is no firm evidence to show they are effective.
Studies are underway in a number of countries, including China, France and the United States, to see whether the pills - chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine - may have a role to play in the rapidly spreading pandemic.
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