The US Food and Drug Administration has announced it will allow emergency use of Remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment. <br /><br />According to Business Insider, the Gilead drug helped coronavirus patients recover 31% faster.<br /><br />Remdesivir has only been studied in hospitalized patients and is administered through an IV infusion.<br /><br />The approval is an emergency use authorization and is not the same as a typical approval. <br /><br />Emergency use authorization is only allowed during public health emergencies.<br /><br /> Currently, there are no drugs specifically approved to treat COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
