Great article here; I missed it when it first came out. One of the most extraordinary medical science adventures of all time has been playing out at UCSF. The researchers have identified several critical proteins that the virus uses to invade human cells, and then used this information to screen for effective anti-viral compounds, A dozen or so of these compounds are in clinical trials right now. Most of them are drugs that have already been cleared for treating other diseases.
SF Chronicle: Chasing a killer
Inside a UCSF lab’s urgent, unprecedented effort to decode and destroy the deadly coronavirus
By Jason Fagone | May 1, 2020