antiviral

Fujifilm begins final stage of human trials for its antiviral flu drug for coronavirus

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A Japanese drug company has begun the final stages of human trials for its flu therapeutic for treating coronavirus, it announced Tuesday.  Fujifilm’s Toyama Chemical branch makes a drug called Avigan, which is approved in Japan for stopping the flu virus from replicating in the body.  Researchers with the company think it may well have … Read more

Tubes are STILL packed as London Undrground uses new anti-viral spray

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A nurse who had just finished a 12-hour night shift blasted London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to cut tube services back even further fearing that it may cost vital NHS staff their lives as they battle against the coronavirus crisis. Sally Hards, 60, who works in a paediatric ward at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, … Read more