The drug has to be taken twice daily for five days, and should be given as soon as possible within five days of the onset of Covid-19 symptoms. - Reuters
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A new oral antiviral drug for treating Covid-19 has been approved for use in Singapore, said the Health Sciences Authority on Thursday (Feb 3).
"This is the first oral tablet approved in Singapore for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19 in adult patients who are at high risk of progression to severe disease, to reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death," it added.
