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Tragedy the world is now experiencing its third major epidemic of coronavirus infections. The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, has quickly become a threat to the public health and economy worldwide. As of July 2020, more than 15 million people worldwide have been infected with SARS CoV-2, and COVID-19 has led to more than 600 000 deaths. Strategy currently, there is no specific therapeutic drugs targeting the SARS-CoV-2 and no specific therapeutic agents had demonstrated efficacy in treating patients with COVID-19. Until then, “repurposed” drugs that have been approved for other indications are being used to treat COVID-19 patients. Nevertheless, the efficacy of these treatment regimens remains to be verified by appropriately designed clinical trials.