Advances in research of novel coronavirus related drugs and biological products

The novel coronavirus pneumonia was first discovered in December 2019. By February 21, 2020, the virus had spread to 27 countries, and the total number of patients were nearly 80 thousands. In order to effec-tively prevent and control the epidemic, countries around the world are organizing scientific research, especially in screening of therapeutic drugs, researching and developing of vaccine, which is the key point and difficulty of epidemic control. On the basis of a large number of relevantly collected information about drugs and biological products in the academia and the press of various countries, this paper focus on the research status and develop-ment of antiviral chemical drugs, Chinese traditional medicines and biological products, aiming to provide refer-ence for relevant departments, units and scientists.