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cord-283439-hqdq2qrh	Rahman, Mohammad Tariqur	Can Zn Be a Critical Element in COVID-19 Treatment?	2020-05-26		.txt	text/plain	5248	315	50	The suggested treatments for COVID-19 are, but not limited to, the use of (i) convalescent plasma for COVID-19 treatment [63] [64] [65] ; (ii) ribavirin, a nucleoside analogue in combination with recombinant interferon showed inhibition of MERS-CoV replication [66] ; (iii) lopinavir/ritonavir-a combination of a protease inhibitor and a booster used for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus infection [67] ; (iv) remdesivir, a nucleotide analogue that inhibit RNA polymerase with a broad spectrum of anti-viral activities; in inhibition of human and zoonotic coronavirus [15, 68, 69] ; (v) favipiravir (also known as T-705, Avigan or favilavir) is a pyrazinecarboxamide derivative known to inhibit RNA polymerase [70] . In the current pandemic of SARS-CoV-2, Zn supplement could play an important role to treat COVID-19 patients such as (i) added immune boosting effects with anti-viral drugs and (ii) stopping SARS-CoV-2 replication in infected cells, if combined with chloroquine.	./cache/cord-283439-hqdq2qrh.txt	./txt/cord-283439-hqdq2qrh.txt