Cambodia okays local production of Covid-19 medication as health ministry confirms 205 new Omicron cases on Saturday (March 12)

Covid-19 antiviral medicine molnupiravir. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, March 12 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen has granted permission to a local drug company to produce the Covid-19 antiviral medicine molnupiravir to ease supply and distribution concerns, according to Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine.

Vandine confirmed to reporters on March 10 – during the handover ceremony of 20 vaccination vehicles to several provincial health departments – that Hun Sen had given the nod to a local pharmaceutical company to produce molnupiravir to ensure its wide availability across the Kingdom.