Nearly 90% of new cases this week have been clustered in Seoul and surrounding areas. FMTNews Covid19
Results of a trial showed remdesivir cut hospital stays by 31% compared with a placebo treatment.
Foster City, California-based Gilead has said the drug has improved outcomes for people suffering from the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus and has provided data suggesting it works better when given in the early stages of infection. After mounting a campaign of tracing and testing to blunt an initial wave of coronavirus infections in February and March, South Korea has seen smaller but persistent outbreaks as it has lifted some social distancing restrictions in recent weeks.
As of midnight on Thursday, the KCDC reported 58 new cases, bringing the country’s total to 11,402, with 269 deaths.
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