Covid-19: Selected NHS patients will be treated with remdesivir
Zosia Kmietowicz
Abstract
Selected NHS patients in hospital with covid-19 will be given the antiviral drug remdesivir after early trial data suggested that it shortened the time to recovery by about four days, the UK government has said.
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