WHO: Therapeutic trial results against Covid-19 expected in three weeks


WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. AFP

GENEVA/BEIJING (Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday (Feb 20) that preliminary results from clinical trials of therapeutics against the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) are expected in three weeks.

"We're also looking forward to results from two clinical trials of therapeutics prioritised by the WHO R&D Blueprint," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a daily briefing.

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