A pedestrian walks past the headquarters for Fujifilm Holdings in Tokyo on March 18, 2020. The company's anti-flu drug Avigan is under clinical trials to treat Covid-19 patients in Japan after reports of promising results in China. - AFP
TOKYO (AFP): Japan's Fujifilm has begun clinical trials to test the effectiveness of its anti-flu drug Avigan in treating patients with Covid-19, after reports of promising results in China.
Trials in China have suggested Avigan could play a role in shortening the recovery time for patients infected with coronavirus.
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