- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
Since 1975
TOKYO: Japan has been asked by about 30 other countries through diplomatic channels to provide Avigan, a Japanese-developed influenza drug that is expected to work against the COVID-19 disease, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga revealed Friday.
"We're coordinating to provide the necessary amounts (of the drug) for free to countries wanting it," Suga told a press conference.
Avigan was developed by an affiliate of Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp.. The German government reportedly plans to buy the drug in bulk amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"In light of the requests from other countries, we plan to expand clinical research on the drug while holding consultations with them," Suga said.
JIJI Press
