Remdesivir and chloroquine effectively inhibit the recently emerged novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in vitro

In December 2019, a novel pneumonia caused by a previously
\nunknown pathogen emerged in Wuhan, a city of 11 million
\npeople in central China. The initial cases were linked to
\nexposures in a seafood market in Wuhan.1 As of January 27,
\n2020, the Chinese authorities reported 2835 confirmed cases in
\nmainland China, including 81 deaths. Additionally, 19 confirmed
\ncases were identified in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 39
\nimported cases were identified in Thailand, Japan, South Korea,
\nUnited States, Vietnam, Singapore, Nepal, France, Australia
\nand Canada. The pathogen was soon identified as a novel
\ncoronavirus (2019-nCoV), which is closely related to sever…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Award: 31621061
• WN
  Wuhan National Biosafety Laboratory