With the growing number of coronavirus positive cases, researchers over the world are taking to all means to find a cure to the deadly infection. Various researches and reports in the past have proved the use of paracetamol is effective against coronavirus. Now, a report by a team of researchers has said as many as 70 drugs and few experimental compounds may be effective in treating the coronavirus. According to the scientists supporting the use of 70 drugs, some of the medications are also being used against other ailments and using those to treat coronavirus may be faster than trying to invent a new anti-viral from scratch. The researchers have even handed over the paper for publication.
70 drugs, used for treating other ailments may be effective to treat coronavirus
The research was a conclusion of an unusual study of the genes of the coronavirus by hundreds of researchers. In the new study, the scientists have also investigated 26 of the coronavirus' 29 genes, which direct production of the viral proteins. Researchers found 332 human proteins targeted by the coronavirus.
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