China is using HIV anti-viral drugs as an ad-hoc medicine to treat patients inflicted with the deadly novel coronavirus.
According to a Bloomberg report, the National Health Commission of China said a combination of lopinavir and ritonavir is being given to the patients.
The NHC said it recommends giving two lopinavir and ritonavir tablets twice a day and a dose of alpha-interpheron through nebulization twice daily, said the report.
This, as the researchers across the globe grapple to find a possible cure for the disease.
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As of this posting, the novel coronavirus has killed 80 people and infected at least 2,700 in China.
