Publications by authors named "Hanra Song"
Front Microbiol
July 2020
Article Synopsis
- The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, resulting in over 3.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 254,000 deaths by May 2020, presenting a significant global health challenge.
- Despite the urgent need, there are currently no approved antiviral treatments specifically for COVID-19, prompting efforts to repurpose existing antiviral drugs used for other viruses like HIV and Ebola.
- The review emphasizes the importance of combining repurposed drugs and employing structure-based drug design to target the virus effectively, while also discussing the structural features of potential therapeutic targets related to COVID-19.
