So far, there is no effective drug against the new coronavirus. Two active substances in particular are now coming into focus, as they could help.
- The corona virus * continues to spread.
- Researchers in Salzburg now want an at least partially effective drug.
- Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available.
Update from March 24, 2020: Measures are being taken all over the world to prevent the spread of the coronavirus . So far, the goal has been to gain time until a drug and a vaccine against the virus have been found. There are now several preparations and medicines worldwide, some of which have already been used successfully in the fight against corona . A drug that is said to be effective is also being tested in Salzburg (see article below, dated March 22). The association of research-based pharmaceutical companies in Germany lists more than 30 substances on the Internet that could help against Corona.
According to a report by the Tagesschau, 70 medications that could possibly help are mentioned internationally. This includes means against AIDS and rheumatism as well as malaria and also a failed Ebola preparation. The advantage: Since some of the drugs are already approved for other diseases, they could now be available more quickly - especially faster than a vaccine that has yet to be developed and then tested.
Many people worldwide renounce normalcy, so that researchers can gain time in the fight against Corona. However, an optimistic futurist points out that these restrictions could even have a positive impact on our society.
Corona drug: Two active ingredients are at the top of the list
In Germany, however, only two active substances are currently considered effective . The NDR and WDR report based on the assessment of the chairman of the drug commission of the German medical profession, Wolf-Dieter Ludwig.
On the one hand, he names the active ingredient remdesivir , which was developed against Ebola and is currently being tested in two large studies in Germany in corona patients - on the other hand, chloroquine . Ludwig told the NDR and WDR that the latter "is a very well-known malaria drug that is also likely to have antiviral activity and can therefore inhibit the activity of SARS-CoV-2 viruses".
Chloroquine in particular had made the headlines because Donald Trump had announced that he wanted to use the active ingredient "immediately". According to him, the active ingredient in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin "could be one of the greatest breakthroughs in the history of medicine," Trump campaigned.
However, effectiveness at Corona is currently only speculation. Some case reports and a handful of studies give hope, but these are not yet sufficiently meaningful. That is why the WHO has now announced a large cross-country study to test the effectiveness of the drugs.
Breakthrough in coronavirus drug? Doctors report: new agent "alleviates disease by 90 percent"
Update of March 23, 2020 : Since there is no vaccine against the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus , doctors hope for drugs that can help alleviate the severe course of Covid-19 disease or prevent it altogether. Doctors test drugs or active ingredients that have already been developed and examined in connection with other diseases.
Drugs that have shown promise at the Salzburg State Hospital (see below) for Covid 19 patients are said to be infusions. The hospital initially did not provide any further details on the substances. Prof. Dr. Richard Greil from the University Hospital Salzburg is looking for other substances, such as a malaria remedy, as can be seen in a video of the University Hospital. Four experimental methods are now being clinically tested on 3800 subjects in Europe. The remdesivir, lopinavir and ritonavir would be used with or without the active substances interferon beta and hydroxychloroquine, the French state research organization Inserm said on Sunday.
Breakthrough in coronavirus drug? Doctors report: new agent "alleviates disease by 90 percent"
First report from March 22, 2020
Salzburg - The corona virus is spreading ever further. Especially in Europe *, the pathogen causes more and more infected and dead people. Italy and Spain in particular are currently hit by the pandemic. Government measures, such as curfews, have so far only been aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus . This is to prevent a collapse of the healthcare system, as has already occurred in Italy *, for example in Germany. The main thing you want to buy is time. This was also emphasized by Angela Merkel in her TV speech * last week.
Corona drug is being tested in Salzburg (Austria)
With the slowdown in spread, research policy is giving time to find a vaccine and an effective drug against the virus . A breakthrough now seems to be on the way for medication that could be used to treat infected corona patients.
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The Salzburg State Clinic is now reporting first successes in the treatment of Covid-19. That reports oe24.at. According to Richard Greil, the board of the university clinic, there are two new drugs and "cautiously good news".
Breakthrough in corona medication? "Mitigates by 90 percent"
“A drug can slow down the so-called inflammatory storm. The corresponding data have not yet been published. But they will be published soon. They show that a reduction of 90 percent in the severity of the disease can be achieved, ”Greil is quoted by the portal.
Both preparations were previously used in China * and are now also being used in a test program in Salzburg. The funds should be used in severe cases in the coming days. It is therefore an infusion.
A corona drug is also being tested in Munich. * Meanwhile, the search for a coronavirus vaccine is in full swing. *
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