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US working with drug firm on new coronavirus treatment

Monoclonal antibodies bind to certain proteins on a virus, neutralizing its ability to infect human cells. [AFP]

The United States is working with a pharmaceutical company to develop a treatment for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, using a class of drug that has boosted survival rates among Ebola patients, officials said Tuesday.

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