OREANDA-NEWS. CNN reported that in several New York hospitals, coronavirus patients are offered drugs for heartburn. According to the television channel, the choice of doctors is explained by the presence of famotidine in these medicines. Some studies conducted in China have detected the effectiveness of this substance in the fight against coronavirus.

It is known that 187 patients with COVID-19 are taking part in the experimental treatment. Physicians expect to try medications for heartburn for 1.2 thousand infected people. If the effectiveness of famotidine in the treatment of coronavirus is confirmed, its widespread use will be easy to organize in a short time.

Currently, doctors around the world are using anti-malarial and anti-HIV drugs in the fight against the new disease.