COVID-19: Avigan, requests by each country: Status in Indonesia and Turkey

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COVID-19: Avigan, requests by each country: Status in Indonesia and Turkey

Indonesia

ordered 2 million doses of Avigan on March 20.

the country plans to begin clinical testing once the shipment arrives.

coronavirus cases:

The country has seen coronavirus cases there surge to 1,986, after going weeks without confirming infections in the early stages of the epidemic.

Indonesia now has 181 deaths, placing it higher than South Korea, and second only to China in Asia.

Turkey:

Japan has also received a request from Turkey.

Turkish Health Minister: Fahrettin Koca

met with Akio Miyajima, the Japanese ambassador to Ankara, last month

and inquired about acquiring Avigan,

diplomatic sources told the Nikkei Asian Review.

https://www.malaysia-today.net/2020/04/06/japan-offers-flu-drug-for-free-to-countries-fighting-coronavirus/

Reddit – Coronavirus – Japan offers flu drug Avigan for free to countries as COVID-19 treatment

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