The central Japanese prefecture of Toyama will help boost production of antiviral flu drug Avigan, which is seen as effective in treating COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, its governor said."I will ask pharmaceutical companies in Toyama Prefecture to cooperate in boosting production (of Avigan)," Toyama Gov. Takakazu Ishii said recently. "If the made-in-Toyama medicine can help Japan and the rest of the world (in their fight against the coronavirus), we will do whatever we can."Japan plans to offer the drug, developed by Fujifilm Toyama Chemical Co., a subsidi…READ FULL ARTICLE
