Cocktail of flu, HIV drugs appears to help fight coronavirus: Thai doctors

A woman wears a mask to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as she waits for a train at Bangkok, Thailand February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai doctors have seen success in treating severe cases of the new coronavirus with combination of medications for flu and HIV, with initial results showing vast improvement 48 hours after applying the treatment, they said on Sunday.

The doctors from Rajavithi Hospital in Bangkok said a new approach in coronavirus treatment had improved the condition of several patients under their care, including one 70-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan who tested positive for the coronavirus for 10 days.