Beijing Uses Anti-HIV Drugs As Treatment For Coronavirus
Beijing has confirmed it uses anti-HIV drugs to patients infected with the Wuhan coronavirus in efforts to stop the spread of the “deadly illness”.
The Beijing Municipal Health Commission issued a statement that “online rumors say that an anti-Aids drug has been used and proved to be effective in treating the coronavirus. The National Health Commission has recommended the rumored names to treat the coronavirus before and we have Lopinavir/Ritonavir in stock in Beijing.
“Three Beijing hospitals designated to treat confirmed coronavirus cases – Beijing Ditan Hospital, Beijing Youan Hospital, and No 5 Medical Center of PLA General Hospital – have begun using this therapy for treatment,” the statement added.
According to ‘South China Morning Post’, new research on 41 Wuhan coronavirus cases in China published in ‘The Lancet’ note that there has been a “substantial clinical benefit” from use of the medication but also said that no treatment method has been proven to be effective.
“No antiviral treatment for coronavirus infection has been proven to be effective,” according to the article. “In a historical control study, the combination of lopinavir and ritonavir among SARS-CoV patients was associated with substantial clinical benefit (fewer adverse clinical outcomes).”
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