SEOUL : One in three South Korean patients seriously ill with COVID-19 showed an improvement in their condition after being given Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral remdesivir, health authorities said.More research was needed to determine if the improvement was attributable to the drug or other factors such as patients' immunity and other therapies, they said.Remdesivir has been at the forefront of the global battle against COVID-19 after the intravenously administered medicine helped shorten hospital recovery times in a U.S.
clinical trial.Several countries including South Korea have added the drug to the list of treatment for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.