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World’s largest trial of potential Coronavirus treatments rolled out across the UK

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April 3, 2020
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Government provides £2.1 million investment to University of Oxford trial.

Several promising treatments being trialled which have the potential to benefit hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.

The world’s largest randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus treatments is well underway in the UK as part of the race to find a treatment.

Almost 1,000 patients from 132 different hospitals have been already recruited in just 15 days and thousands more are expected to join the Randomised Evaluation of COV-id19 thERapY (RECOVERY) trial in the coming weeks, making it the largest randomised controlled trial of potential COVID-19 treatments in the world.

https://www.harrogate-news.co.uk/2020/04/03/worlds-largest-trial-of-potential-coronavirus-treatments-rolled-out-across-the-uk/

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Clinical trials for coronavirus treatments begin in New York

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March 25, 2020
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As New York State continues to see a rise in cases of the novel coronavirus and is the epicenter of the pandemic in the United States, clinical trials for drug treatments began on Tuesday in the state. 

The state acquired 70,000 doses of hydroxychloroquine, 10,000 doses of zithromax and 750,000 doses of chloroquine in the last few days, according to a news release by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office. 

“We hope for optimistic results,” Cuomo said during a press conference Tuesday, talking about the clinical trials. “The president and the FDA accelerated that drug coming to New York so the hospitals will start using that drug today.”

​https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/clinical-trials-coronavirus-treatments-begin-york/story?id=69777957&cid=clicksource_4380645_3_mobile_web_only_headlines_headlines_hed

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Scientists identify 69 drugs to test against the Coronavirus

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March 23, 2020
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Nearly 70 drugs and experimental compounds may be effective in treating the coronavirus, a team of researchers reported on Sunday night.  Some of the medications are already used to treat other diseases, and repurposing them to treat Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, may be faster than trying to invent a new antiviral from scratch, the scientists said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/science/coronavirus-drugs-chloroquine.html

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WHO launches global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments

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March 22, 2020
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A drug combo already used against HIV. A malaria treatment first tested during World War II. A new antiviral whose promise against Ebola fizzled last year.  Could any of these drugs hold the key to saving COVID-19 patients from serious harm or death?

​On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a large global trial, called SOLIDARITY, to find out if any can treat infections with the new coronavirus for the dangerous respiratory disease.

​https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/who-launches-global-megatrial-four-most-promising-coronavirus-treatments

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