Leprosy drug clofazimine effective in suppressing Covid-19, researchers from Hong Kong, US and Denmark find


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HKU infectious diseases expert Yuen Kwok-yung describes finding as 'exciting' but says more work will be needed to ascertain the drug's use Combating Covid-19 with clofazimine and remdesivir can further boost recovery, researchers write in international scientific journal Nature HKU infectious diseases expert Yuen Kwok-yung describes finding as 'exciting' but says more work will be needed to ascertain the drug's use. A drug that has been used to treat leprosy for decades has also been found to be effective against Covid-19 , according to a study by researchers from Hong Kong, the United States and Denmark. The newly identified use…

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