N.Y. Will Start Using Trial Drugs on Tuesday to Treat Patients
- State secures experimental doses; needs more hospital beds
- New cases reach 15,168, with 114 deaths from coronavirus
Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for coronavirus at St. Barnabas hospital in New York on March 20.
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New York state will begin using trial drugs Tuesday to combat the rise in coronavirus cases, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday. The state has secured 70,000 doses of hydroxychloroquine, 10,000 of Zithromax, and 750,000 of chloroquine, he said during a news conference.