The challenge of treating the deadly coronavirus

Anti-viral drugs used to stop the spread of HIV are being used by Chinese authorities to see if they'll have the same effect on the coronavirus. With no specific cure or vaccine, it's one of the strategies being used to try to control the outbreak which has spread to at least 16 countries, including Australia.

recreate the virus outside of China. (AAP Image/Supplied by The Peter Doherty Institute) NO ARCHIVING Source: THE PETER DOHERTY INSTITUTE