New antibody drug to boost COVID fight
China Dailychinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2021-12-24 Editor's Note: The eyes of the world are turning to China. Nearly two years after the COVID-19 outbreak, China has granted emergency approval for its first antibody combination therapy for COVID-19 treatment, adding a tool to the world's arsenal against the disease. In an exclusive interview with China Daily, Zhang Linqi, leader of the research team and director of the Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Center and Comprehensive AIDS Research Center at the Tsinghua University's School of Medicine, shared with us the story behind the latest breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19. The following are excerpts from the interview: Zhang Linqi, leading scientist in developing China's first approved COVID-19 antibody drug, demonstrates a model of protein on the surface of the novel coronavirus. Zhang Linqi, leading scientist in developing China's first approved COVID-19 antibody drug, talks with China Daily reporter Du Juan in Beijing on Dec 20, 2021.