Japan eyes COVID antibody cocktail for homebound patients

Health ministry weighs care options outside hospitals amid bed shortage

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SHUNSUKE USHIGOME, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry is working to approve at-home use of the COVID-19 antibody cocktail available to inpatients, as the country's surge in new cases forces many hospitals to reserve beds only for the sickest.

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