Two new oral treatments for Covid-19 offer hope


Compared to current hospital-based treatments, a course of pills for Covid-19 means that the disease can be managed at home. — dpa

Just two years shy of the first reported outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, comes the good news that two reportedly effective oral drugs are likely to be available soon to treat this infectious disease.

The latest news that American pharmaceutical company Pfizer has successfully developed an antiviral pill against Covid-19 is indeed exciting and should reduce global fear of the pandemic.

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