Japan weighs using anti-flu drug Avigan to treat Covid-19 patients
23 Feb 2020
The Star Online
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TOKYO: Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Saturday (Feb 22) that the country is mulling using Avigan, an anti-influenza medication to treat patients of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.