Some potentially great news in a relatively bleak time

Hopefully no one in your family has gotten the virus, but if so you might consider this: A French medical group has published a study showing that a drug used for 70 years was extremely effective in eliminating the virus.

The drug is hydroxychloroquine, which has been used since 1944 against malaria.  It's been shown to be very safe.  It's related to chloroquinone but has fewer side effects.

I've read the paper, and while it's possible that it's an elaborate fake, it certainly looks technically sound.  Admittedly it contains some quirks, these could be due to a poor translation.

The authors claim to have treated 26 patients with the drug, and that in every one the virus went to zero within 8 days.  (One patient had a brief relapse but later tested negative for the virus.)  This is very encouraging, to say the least.

This particular drug is available in the third world for about four cents per dose.  The U.S. cost is over five bucks per, but there's a good chance this will drop given the current push for a cure.

Gotta note something here:  Due to the internet, this report has now been read by perhaps half a million people by now.  It's spurred readers to do trials of their own.  That's a huge advantage compared to the old days.