Early antiviral treatment contributes to alleviate the severity and improve the prognosis of patients with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Jian WuW LiXiaowei ShiZ ChenB JiangJ LiuD WangC LiuY MengL CuiJiong YuHongcui CaoLan-Juan LiPublished in: Journal of internal medicine (2020)
The elderly and patients with underlying diseases are more likely to experience a severe progression of COVID-19. It is recommended that timely antiviral treatment should be initiated to slow the disease progression and improve the prognosis.