AUTHOR=Huang Lianzhou , Chen Yuanqiu , Xiao Ji , Luo Weisheng , Li Feng , Wang Yuan , Wang Yiliang , Wang Yifei 

TITLE=Progress in the Research and Development of Anti-COVID-19 Drugs

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00365

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2020.00365

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<p>The outbreaks of COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 has caused serious physical and psychological damage to global human health. COVID-19 spread rapidly around the world in a short time. Confronted with such a highly infectious respiratory disease, the research and development of anti-COVID-19 drugs became an urgent work due to the lack of specific drugs for the treatment of COVID-19. Nevertheless, several existing drugs are available to relieve the clinical symptoms of COVID-19. We reviewed information on selected anti-SARS-CoV-2 candidate therapeutic agents published until June 2, 2020. We also discussed the strategies of the development of anti-COVID-19 drugs in the future. Our review provides a novel insight into the future development of a safer, efficient, and toxic-less anti-COVID-19 drug.</p>