Combining HIV and flu drugs to counteract corona virus

Thailand's Ministry of Health announced that it has used anti-HIV drugs combined with flu medicine to successfully treat nCoV pneumonia patients.

The 71-year-old Chinese patient, with pneumonia caused by the new corona virus, had a negative result for nCoV after only 48 hours of treatment with the mixed regimen above, officials said on February 2.

Thailand's Health Minister viewed pictures in the Bamrasnaradua Infectious Institute, where patients with nCoV infection are in quarantine. Photo AFP

Dr Kriengsak Attipornwanich, who took part in the treatment, said: "From a previous exhaustion state, the patient was able to sit up in bed after 12 hours. And after 48 hours, the nCoV positive test result was changed. to negative ".

Doctors combine flu medicine oseltamivir with anti-HIV drugs including lopinavir, ritonavir to treat patients. The Thai Ministry of Health continues to study more about the effectiveness of this mixture in the treatment of the new corona virus.

To date, Thailand has detected 19 cases of nCoV infection, most of them are tourists from China to Thailand. A Thai driver was infected on January 30. Currently 8 patients have recovered and returned home, 11 patients are still hospitalized.

The epidemic of acute nCoV pneumonia started in Wuhan from December 2019, then spread to all 31 provinces and cities of China. As of February 2, the number of deaths caused by nCoV increased to 305 people, including one death in the Philippines. More than 14,500 people were positive for nCoV. 25 countries and regions recorded patients with nCoV infection. 328 patients infected with the new strain corona virus recovered and were discharged from the hospital. Medical experts of the US, China, Hong Kong ... are still trying to develop and test vaccines to treat nCoV.

According Vnexpress.net