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Malaysia joins global ‘solidarity trial’ in search for Covid-19 cure

Monday, 06 Apr 2020 12:07 PM MYT

Malaysia’s Ministry of Health , in a statement today, said the WHO globally coordinated trial is an unprecedented effort to collect reliable data and compare the safety and effectiveness of four treatment protocols using different combinations of Remdesivir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir, Interferon beta, Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine.

The statement said the research will be headed by Dr Chow Ting Soo, Infectious Disease Consultant at Pulau Pinang Hospital with a team comprising of 16 ID physicians and pharmacists as Co-Investigators at the respective MOH hospitals.

 

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