Covid-19: Veklury given conditional approval for treatment, says Health DG


KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has granted a conditional registration approval for Veklury (remdesivir) for the emergency treatment of Covid-19.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the treatment was agreed and approved at the 374th Drug Control Authority (DCA) meeting which convened today.

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