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Combination of an anti-parasite drug with an antibiotic produced astounding results when used to treat the COVID affected people, helping dozens of patients recover within four days without side effects, medical experts in Bangladesh say. A medical team lead by Dr Md Tarek Alam, head of the Bangladesh Medical College Hospital's medicine department. The team combined Ivermectin generally used for de-worming and as a treatment against head lice and scabies with the antibiotic Doxycycline. All 60 patients who received the treatment recovered, Dr Alam said. In early April, a study reported that Ivermectin stopped the coronavirus from growing in cell culture within two days, according to the news agency. No widely approved treatments exist yet for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. But a U.S. trial showed that Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir cut hospital stays by 31 per cent compared with a placebo, although it didn't significantly improve survival. The U.S. granted the drug authorization for emergency use on May 1. Japan, too, has granted emergency approval.