COVID-19: US BUYS NEARLY ALL GLOBAL SUPPLY OF REMDESIVIR

With its law strongly behind it, the United States has bought almost all the global supply of Remdesivir.

Remdesivir, an antiviral drug previously used against Ebola has been found to cut recovery time of COVID-19, but its effect on helping the rate of survival is yet to be established.

The drug, produced by American Pharmaceutical company, Gilead has been bought in massive quantities by the American government, according to the US Department of Health.