Researchers are testing a medication as a possibility to avoid serious symptoms that can develop from the coronavirus.
Researchers at University Hospital in Cleveland are studying an antiviral drug called Upamostat. They want to know if taking one pill a day, right away, will help.
Watch the video above for the full story by WINK News Reporter Veronica Marshall.
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