Chinese scientists find Covid-19 drug that could potentially work against deadly Nipah virus

A Chinese drug could help manage outbreaks of Nipah and prevent the spread of the deadly virus that has no vaccine or cure, according to researchers. Scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology said an oral antiviral drug originally developed to treat Covid-19 was a “promising candidate” for preventing and treating Nipah virus infections. Such cases have a fatality rate of up to 75 per cent. A recent outbreak in the Indian state of West Bengal had at least five confirmed infections.