Scientists have developed an antiviral drug that kills off 99.9 per cent of Covid particles in the lungs of mice. Remdesivir is one antiviral that hit headlines earlier in the pandemic and was used to treat Covid patients for some time. There aren't other antivirals routinely used to treat Covid, but clinical trials are ongoing. Favipiravir is a Japanese-made antiviral drug that is being trialled in the UK in the PRINCIPLE trial. Remdesivir is one antiviral that hit headlines earlier in the pandemic and was used to treat Covid patients for some time.

Source: Daily Mail May 18, 2021 00:28 UTC