Japan pins virus hopes on flu, Ebola drug
(WorldNews Japan)

Tokyo: Hopes that an antiviral drug developed to treat influenza and used to treat Ebola can be used to treat the coronavirus is boosting shares in Japan´s Fujifilm Holdings Corp. to a record. The Japanese government signaled its support for the drug Avigan, including stockpiling enough doses for 2 million people in an economic stimulus package, even though its efficacy in treating the coronavirus has yet to be proved. Fujifilm unit...