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Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, officials say

A Japanese flu drug has proven to be effective in treating the coronavirus in early trials, according to reports Wednesday. Medical authorities in China said they tested the antiviral drug favipiravir on 340 patients and found it reduces recovery time and improves lung condition of patients. Medical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients , Japanese media said on Wednesday. Zhang Xinmin, an official at China’s science and technology ministry, said favipiravir, developed by a subsidiary of Fujifilm, had produced encouraging outcomes in clinical trials in Wuhan and Shenzhen involving 340 patients. “It has a high degree of safety and is clearly effective in treatment,” Zhang told reporters on Tuesday. Patients who were given the medicine in Shenzhen turned negative for the virus after a median of four days after becoming positive, compared with a median of 11 days for th

21 Indian Navy personal test positive for Coronavirus in Mumbai

T wenty-one Indian Navy serving personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mumbai This number includes 20 sailors of INS Angre, the Indian Navy said. Most of them are asymptomatic and have been traced to a single sailor who was tested positive on April 7. All primary contacts, though asymptomatic, have been tested for COVID-19, the Navy added. Current Affairs Today:- https://nationnewsindia2020.blogspot.com/2020/04/current-affairs-today_18.html

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