Mumbai, July 13 -- Over 200 coronavirus patients at a civic hospital who were administered monoclonal antibodies showed a remarkable recovery following the treatment, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.

Monoclonal antibodies made news as a treatment for COVID-19 when they were given to then US President Donald Trump in November last year after he tested positive for the disease on the election campaign trail. It was described as an experimental antibody cocktail" that was one of the most promising candidates".

The monoclonal antibodies treatment has proved successful for over 200 COVID-19 patients at the civic body's Seven Hills Hospital at Andheri in western suburbs, the BMC claimed in a release.

After adminis...