TOKYO: Japan's government has given up on approving Fujifilm Holdings Corp's Avigan drug for the treatment of Covid-19 (coronavirus) by the end of May, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday (May 25) citing a government official.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said earlier this month he hoped the drug would be approved some time in May if its efficacy and safety could be confirmed.
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