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Coronavirus

Japan approval for remdesivir expected 'soon,' Abe says

Antiviral drug will receive fast-track status if certified by another nation

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in the Diet parliamentary building in Tokyo on April 27. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writer | Japan

TOKYO -- Japan is on the verge of initiating a fast-track approval process for Gilead Sciences' antiviral drug remdesivir to treat patients infected by the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday.

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