URMC to launch trials for possible coronavirus drug

Remdesivir was developed to treat other viruses, including Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, known as MERS, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS.The University of Rochester Medical Center expects to launch clinical trials as early as this week on a drug that some specialists believe could alleviate symptoms associated with the novel coronavirus, according to the hospital. As scientists around the world race to find treatments, URMC is on the precipice of conducting trials of the experi