(Associated Press) The promise of an effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of COVID-19 patients — has raised hopes of faster progress in battling the pandemic and restoring wrecked economies.
The U.S. government and others say they are working to make the medication remdesivir available to patients as quickly as possible.
With a vaccine perhaps a year or more away, experts say an effective treatment could have a profound effect on the outbreak.
Stocks surged around the world on the news, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average gaining more than 530 points, or over 2%.
