An experimental antiviral drug has been shown to prevent Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).<br />MERS is closely related to the fast-spreading coronavirus that originated in China.<br />The drug also reduced the severity of symptoms in monkeys infected with MERS.<br />The results raise hope that the drug, Remdesivir might be effective against the new coronavirus.<br />The new virus has infected some 60,000 people globally, and killed more than 1,300, mostly in China.<br />Many drugs that succeed in monkeys fail in humans, but researchers said their findings bolster hopes.
