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Drug used to treat flu is 'clearly effective', Chinese officials say
Avigan, also known as Favipiravir, has been effective, with no obvious side-effects, in helping patients recover from the deadly coronavirus, Zhang Xinmin, a Chinese official said yesterday.
A flu drug is 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, medical experts in China have claimed.
Favipiravir, the active ingredient in a Japanese anti-flu medicine called Avigan, was trialled on 340 patients with the killer disease in China.
Patients who took Favipiravir recovered quicker and showed greater lung improvement compared with patients not given the drug.