Race against time to develop COVID-19 treatment

Countries around the world are in a race against time to develop effective treatments for COVID-19.

America's Food and Drug Administration recently approved the emergency use

of an antiviral drug, Remidisivir, to treat the most severe cases of COVID-19.

South Africa is also one of 10 countries involved in a World Health Organization

global trial to find an effective treatment for the virus.

Eight South African health sciences faculties are involved.

Professor Helen Rees, the chair of the group joined us via Skype.