The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreaks appear to be spreading rapidly all across the world.<br />The good news is, the development of drugs to treat it may actually be keeping pace.<br />This hopeful news comes from officials with the World Health Organization, according to UPI.<br />The progress in research and development is based on two ongoing clinical trials in China.<br />This comes as Iran on Wednesday announced five confirmed cases of the disease in the country.