‘Dual antibody drugs effective against variants’

Former US president Donald Trump was treated by an antibody cocktail made by Regeneron in October after he had tested positive for Covid-19.

Covid-19 therapies made from a cocktail of two types of antibodies were effective against a wide range of variants of the coronavirus in a mice and hamster study, the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis reported on Monday.

Covid-19 therapies made from a cocktail of two types of antibodies were effective against a wide range of variants of the coronavirus in a mice and hamster study. (AP)

Former US president Donald Trump was treated by an antibody cocktail made by Regeneron in October after he had tested positive for Covid-19.

Italy, meanwhile, said it will lift a requirement that people wear face masks outdoors from June 28, as Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations decline. Mandatory masks were imposed in October last year, when the country was entering a second wave and authorities were struggling to curb cases.