UK confirms launch of new trial for Remdesivir in coronavirus
London: The UK government on Tuesday confirmed the launch of a new trial for selected coronavirus patients of remdesivir, a drug which is believed to shorten the recovery time from COVID-19.
"This is probably the biggest step forward since the coronavirus crisis began," UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced at the daily Downing Street briefing.
"Until a treatment or vaccine comes good there is no simple way to treat the virus, and we must continue to stay alert," he said.
Updating the latest figures, the Cabinet minister revealed the UK's death toll from the deadly virus is now 37,048 - a rise of 134 over the previous day.
He also revealed that for the first time since March 18 there had been no deaths recorded from coronavirus in the region of Northern Ireland.
However, as in the previous daily briefings since the weekend, the media questions centred around UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top aide and his nearly 420-km drive which has been seen as a breach of the coronavirus lockdown.
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