‘There is no magic bullet’: Doctor who served in Wuhan warns against COVID-19 treatments without evidence

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READ: Shadow of COVID-19 slowly lifts from epicentre Wuhan Speaking at a National University of Singapore (NUS) webinar on Thursday (Aug 20), Prof Cao recalled that during the early days of the pandemic, people were grasping at straws to find a treatment for COVID-19. “We have heard a lot of stories about the successful treatment of this disease, such as a new drug, or even a kind of drink … for the ill patients,” he said. Advertisement Advertisement “But unfortunately, there is no magic bullet – not only during the early days, but for now.” FILE PHOTO: A community worker...