some good news in coronavirus battle...

This French study showed impressive results using a combination of well-known drugs to help patients fight coronavirus:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924857920300996

They used an anti-malarial drug (hydroxychloroquine, brand name Plaquenil) in combination with a particular antibiotic (azithromycin, brand name Zithromax Z-Pak). The anti-malarial drug has shown promise on its own, but in combination with the antibiotic, it seems to be much more effective.

There's also an article in today's Wall Street Journal by a couple of doctors in Kansas City who are using this treatment with success.

It's not a cure, but it does shorten the duration, and hence the chance of infecting others. Here is the main takeaway from the WSJ article:

"But researchers in France treated a small number of patients with both hydroxychloroquine and a Z-Pak, and 100% of them were cured by day six of treatment. Compare that with 57.1% of patients treated with hydroxychloroquine alone, and 12.5% of patients who received neither.

What’s more, most patients cleared the virus in three to six days rather than the 20 days observed in China. That reduces the time a patient can spread the virus to others. One lesson that should inform the U.S. approach: Use this treatment cocktail early, and don’t wait until a patient is on a ventilator in the intensive-care unit."

This is good news. At this point any news is good news

That is great news. I hear there are side affects though. At this point i am guessing they out weigh the alternative.
 Thanks for the post.