The U.S. will begin clinical trials of the anti-flu drug Avigan for its potential use as a treatment for the novel coronavirus

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The U.S. will begin clinical trials of the anti-flu drug Avigan for its potential use as a treatment for the novel coronavirus
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The Japanese anti-viral drug is said to interfere with the virus replication process, which may help combat the COVID-19 virus.

"That is just about possible if everything goes perfectly. We have to go for that.

The trial will observe the safety of various doses and whether it ignites the immune system among its 45 participants, who are aged between 18 and 55 with no health conditions, over 14 months.CanSino Biologics, last month announced its vaccine Ad5-nCoV had been approved The team hopes the vaccine will initiate the creation of antibodies against the COVID-19 virus by taking a piece of its genetic code and combining it with a harmless virus.

Japan's Fujifilm Corporation has already begun clinical trials to test the effectiveness of its anti-flu drug Avigan in treating patients with the new coronavirus.The COVID-19 virus, which was first detected in Wuhan, China, has spread to more than 1.7 million people in at least 185 countries and regions, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. More than 404,000 people have recovered from infection, while more than 108,000 have died so far. The U.S.

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