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On April 1, Broomfield was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19. He was suffering from pneumonia and other serious complications. Loved ones said 80% of his lungs were blocked. “He was on a ventilator, he was in ICU, and honestly, he was not doing well,” said Dianne Trivelli, his sister-in-law. Doctors initially gave Broomfield the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, but caregivers said it made him very sick. “We would have to feed him, turn him, bathe him,” said Rachel Feanny, a nurse at Memorial Regional. “Last week, when we left, we weren’t sure how he would be.” Doctors then placed the patient on a clinical trial of Remdesivir, an antiviral drug. “It’s a miracle. That is a miracle,” said a loved one who spoke with 7News outside the hospital. “Thank God for this medication. After one dose, he started getting well,” said Trivelli. Twenty-seven days later, Broomfield was discharged. Loved ones greeted him at the hospital entrance with balloons and signs. 这个药可能不是神药但是能救一个是一个