World Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO stops trials of HCQ, HIV cocktail

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The WHO has discontinued trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with Covid-19 after they failed to reduce mortality. So far, trial cover five branches of possible treatment approaches to Covid-19: standard care; remdesivir; hydroxychloroquine; lopinavir/ritonavir; and lopanivir/ritonavir combined with interferon. Read more here

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total Confirmed Cases: 11,272,342

Change Over Yesterday: 191,813

Total Deaths: 530,898

Total Recovered: 6,065,541

Nations hit with most cases: US (2,839,542), Brazil (1,577,004), Russia (666,941), India (648,315) and Peru (295,599)

Source: Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Research