Scientists rush to analyze existing drugs for COVID-19 treatment

TOKYO - Scientists in Japan are rushing to beat the COVID-19 disease by analyzing with supercomputers existing drugs that can be used against the new virus infections as the outbreak quickly spreads around the world.New drugs normally take more than 10 years to develop, but established drugs have the benefit of a proven track record and can cut the research time needed for developing treatments for infection by the new virus, the experts say.The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December. Since then, the virus has infected nearly 90,000 people and killed more than 3,000, with a…READ FULL ARTICLE