TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to speed the authorization of the flu drug Avigan as a coronavirus treatment has been slowed as the process gets caught up in bureaucratic red tape.
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Abe tangles with health ministry bureaucrats over virus response
Officials with medical licenses resist prime minister's plans for testing and treatment
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed frustration with the slow pace of coronavirus testing. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
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