Australia: A professor claims to have discovered the 'cured' drug Covid-19

His team used a combination of two drugs to kill the entire SARS-CoV-2 virus in a test tube. The first is chloroquine, which is used to treat malaria. The second drug is a combination of lopinavir / ritonavir that has previously been used to inhibit the HIV virus.

They then tested them on Covid-19-positive patients in Australia. As a result, the virus disappeared and their patients recovered completely.

Also a doctor for infectious diseases at Brisbane Royal Women's Hospital, Professor Paterson said he did not exaggerate or exaggerate when considering these two drugs as a "cure " Covid-19.

"It is an effective potential treatment , " said Professor Paterson. " Patients eventually got rid of corona virus in their bodies after they finished treatment."

Australia: A professor claims to have discovered the 'cured' drug Covid-19 Picture 1

Professor David Paterson, Director of the Center for Clinical Trials at the University of Queensland

Because both of these drugs are currently available in Australia and have been registered for other illnesses, the license to test them on Covid-19 patients will not be much of a problem.

" What we want to do now is a big clinical trial across Ausatralia, we aim to scale it into 50 hospitals. And what we're going to do is compare the effectiveness of each drug. together and with the combination when treated with both drugs, " Professor Paterson said.

Based on his experience, he and the team said all these drugs were well tolerated and had no unexpected side effects. His team has been planning to use these drugs since the outbreak of the disease has not been strong in Ausatralia.

" We are not embarrassed by the situation, we can quickly go to the step of enrolling Australians to test ," said Professor Paterson. " The question we all have in mind - we know the disease is coming, but what is the best way to cure it?"

Looking at the effective anti-epidemic experience in China and Singapore, Professor Paterson is confident that they can begin treatment with malaria and HIV medications at home.

" We want to give Australians a great treatment to perfection, not just someone's conjecture, or an experience someone tells after they witness on a few people. " he said.

As planned, Professor Paterson will conduct recruitment and enrollment of patients participating in the trial of the two drugs by the end of March.

"Given that schedule, if we can test it in this first round of patients, the next few months are expected to be sure there will be many more new infections, then we will get the The best information to treat the next patient, "he said.

"That is our goal, to gain practical experience [during Covid-19 treatment] in Australia".

Australia: A professor claims to have discovered the 'cured' drug Covid-19 Picture 2

Chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug, also appears to treat Covid-19

Earlier, both chloroquine and lopinavir / ritonavir were tested in China. Chloroquine is a rarely used antimalarial drug. And lopinavir / ritonavir is a mixture of old generation HIV medications and has been replaced by new generation drugs.

However, Professor Paterson said the test data in China are not really accurate. Because the time for drug testing is when China is facing a huge wave of patients. The trials there were conducted without quality control.

" Things were simply chaotic at the time, " said Professor Paterson. " Field hospitals have been built and the health system is really stressful."

So now, he wants to conduct tests carefully and calmly in Australia, to combat the new corona virus and alleviate the anxiety of his people.

Professor Paterson said Australia has also used these drugs to treat some patients. Their results were very successful, but the test was also not carried out under close control and comparison.

These drugs come in tablet form and patients have been given them to drink. Professor Paterson recounted that the first test participants were Chinese patients in Australia. They went to the internet and read the Covid-19 treatment trials abroad then.

The patients then told the doctors and asked them to also test this method for themselves. Professor Paterson recalled: "Our doctors were very, very surprised that an HIV drug could actually work against the new corona virus. But we were a bit skeptical.

It was the first wave of Chinese patients we had (in Australia), but then they all did it very, very well when they were treated with HIV. It reassured us . that we had something very good here ".

In Australia, the charity organization at the Brisbane Royal Women's Hospital RBWH Foundation has established a corona virus Action Fund. By Monday afternoon, it had raised $ 30,000 out of the $ 750,000 it wanted to conduct clinical drug trials and other medical research related to Covid-19.

" Testing will begin as soon as the funding is secured, " the RBWH Foundation said.

When asked why they had to raise money, Paterson said his team wanted to provide treatment to as many Australians as possible, and doctors could not leave their normal positions. my day to finance my research.

"The fact is that doctors will need to focus on their patients and we need to have a very strong research team across Australia, to make sure everything is done meticulously and thoroughly. And sure "I am sure it will be a really high quality study, so we can have full confidence in its results ," he said.

" We have done this before with wildfires. This is a prime example in which we have access to the public, to obtain financial support for research, to they can be conducted.

Currently 50 hospitals have expressed their interest and want to join [in trial] with us. We guess there will be more hospitals . "

* What are the common mistakes people have about the new corona virus and the Covid-19 epidemic? Take the quiz below and check if you are suffering from it:

Isabella Humphrey

Update 17 March 2020