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WHO testing 3 pre-existing drugs for treatment of coronavirus infection
The World Health Organisation said that it will soon test three drugs used for other diseases to see if they might help patients affected by the coronavirus.
In a statement, the UN health agency says the three drugs would be adopted into the next phase of its ongoing global research into identifying potential treatments for Covid-19.
An independent panel chose the drugs based on the likelihood they could prevent deaths in people hospitalised for coronavirus.
“Finding more effective and accessible therapeutics for Covid-19 patients remains a critical need,” says WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.