TOKYO -- Japan will not be able to receive a stable supply of promising coronavirus therapy remdesivir from its U.S. developer to treat all patients in need, Nikkei learned Friday.
Gilead Sciences to distribute enough to cover 140,000 patients worldwide

Some hope Gilead Sciences' Ebola drug remdesivir, left, can prove effective against the novel coronavirus. (Nikkei montage of Reuters/U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases images)
TOKYO -- Japan will not be able to receive a stable supply of promising coronavirus therapy remdesivir from its U.S. developer to treat all patients in need, Nikkei learned Friday.