COVID-19: UK national treated with HIV medicines in Kerala now tests negative

Kochi | Thursday | 26th March, 2020

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By Express News ServiceKOCHI: The test result of the UK national, who had earlier tested positive and was undergoing treatment at the isolation ward in Kalamassery Medical College Hospital, turned negative. As per the doctors treating him, he has been responding to anti-viral medications used for his treatment. Ritonavir and Iopinavir, the two medicines used for HIV treatment, were used for treating him. The anti-viral medicines were tested on the patient after getting nod from the State Medical Board. Officials said his wife also tested negative..