COVID-19: promising treatments begin to emerge

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While the majority of patients infected with COVID-19 will not require treatment, there is new hope for those that do go on to become seriously ill.

A few treatments developed for other illnesses are showing promise, says Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician Dr Bernard Hudson.

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