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Trump ditches 'new tone' for old, false coronavirus theories
AFP, Published on 28/07/2020
» WASHINGTON - Only days after proclaiming a sober new tone on the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump reverted to spreading misleading medical information, criticizing his top expert and promoting conspiracy theories.
Japan wins virus fight by ignoring rulebook
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2020
» TOKYO: Japan’s state of emergency is nearing its end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook.
Avigan: antiviral being tested for coronavirus patients
AFP, Published on 17/04/2020
» TOKYO - It is approved for use in flu outbreaks and has been deployed to treat Ebola, but now Avigan is being trialled as a potential coronavirus treatment.
Japan's Fujifilm starts Avigan trial to treat coronavirus
AFP, Published on 01/04/2020
» TOKYO: Japan's Fujifilm has begun clinical trials to test the effectiveness of its anti-flu drug Avigan in treating patients with the new coronavirus, after reports of promising results in China.
Virus Update: Stimulus reaches $1.9tn
Agencies, Published on 19/03/2020
» Hubei, the Chinese province at the centre of the outbreak, reported no new infections for the first time since the pathogen emerged more than two months ago as fiscal support from governments worldwide to cushion their economies from the impacts of the coronavirus outbreak soared to $1.9 trillion.