AGI reported that a Chinese woman infected with the novel coronavirus showed marked improvement after receiving treatment with a cocktail of antivirals used to treat flu and HIV. This was announced by the Thai Ministry of Health.
The 71-year-old patient tested negative for the virus 48 hours after Thai doctors administered the combination, said Dr Kriengsak Attipornwanich during the ministry's daily briefing. "The laboratory result of the coronavirus positive turned negative in 48 hours“Confirmed Kriengsak. "The improvement was evident already 12 hours after the treatment", he added.
Doctors combined the flu drug oseltamivir with lopinavir and ritonavir, the antivirals used to treat HIV, Kriengsak said. The ministry - he added - is waiting for research results to prove the results.
Thailand has so far detected 19 confirmed cases and is believed to be the second highest number of cases outside China, with Japan registering 20. So far, eight patients in Thailand have recovered and returned home, while 11 remain in the hospital.