F.D. Flam, Columnist

Any Good News on Coronavirus This Week? Actually, Yes

This week saw exciting advances in understanding and curing the virus.

April 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM UTC

Updated on

April 20, 2020 at 7:34 PM UTC

By F.D. Flam

F.D. Flam is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering science. She is host of the “Follow the Science” podcast.

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Scientists all over the world are working to understand, contain and cure Covid-19. Here’s a quick look at four important advances that made headway this week.

A positive trial for an antiviral drug