WHO: Therapeutic trial results against COVID-19 expected in 3 weeks

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that preliminary results from clinical trials of therapeutics against COVID-19 are expected in three weeks. 

"We're also looking forward to results from two clinical trials of therapeutics prioritized by the WHO R&D Blueprint," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a daily briefing. 

One of the trials he referred to is the combination of two drugs for HIV, Lopinavir and Ritonavir, while the other is testing an antiviral called remdesivir. "We expect preliminary results in three weeks," he added. 

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