TOKYO – Japan will start sending Avigan (favipiravir) to 43 recipient countries affected by COVID-19 from next week.

TOKYO – The Philippines is one of the 38 countries that will be provided with the antiviral drug Avigan (favipiravir) for free, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said.

TOKYO – Japan will start providing the antiviral drug Avigan (favipiravir) for free to 38 countries with COVID-19 cases after the Golden Week holiday, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday.

TOKYO – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged people to cooperate with the government as Japan continues to battle the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.