Medical Officials Offer Glimmers of Hope Amid Virus Outbreak

March 18, 2020

While the COVID-19 pandemic has looked rather bleak in recent weeks, some medical professionals are optimistic that hope is on the horizon in the not-too-distant future.

Kelly Beaton

March 18, 2020—While the coronavirus pandemic has produced some dire, eye-opening statistics -- with more than 180,000 cases worldwide, and more than 7,000 fatalities as of late Tuesday -- a few medical professionals have offered a bit of hope.

So, if you're a business owner wondering if your facility will still be operational 6 months from now, here are a few reasons for at least slight optimism:

Doctors in India claim they have been successful in treating COVID-19 by using a combination of drugs including Lopinavir, Retonovir, Oseltamivir, and Chlorphenamine. They are reportedly planning to suggest the same medicine globally.
Apple has reopened 42 stores throughout China, which was originally the hardest country hit by the virus outbreak, according to a report.
A Cleveland clinic has developed a COVID-19 test that provides results in hours rather than days, like other testing.
Finally, plasma from recently recovered COVID-19 sufferers appears as if it can treat others infected by COVID-19, a Johns Hopkins University immunologist indicates.