Sri Lanka approves first oral antiviral pill to treat COVID-19 \
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Sri Lanka approves first oral antiviral pill to treat COVID-19

16-Nov-2021
Colombo [Sri Lanka], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lankan government has endorsed the use of Molnupiravir, the first oral antiviral pill to treat patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the country's health minister said Tuesday.
16-Nov-2021 World
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Italy to purchase Molnupiravir drug to treat COVID-19 \
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Italy to purchase Molnupiravir drug to treat COVID-19

05-Nov-2021
Rome [Italy], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Italy will purchase UK-approved antiviral drug molnupiravir for the treatment of COVID-19, Franco Locatelli, coordinator of the Italian Scientific and Technical Committee on Vaccination, said on Friday.
05-Nov-2021 World
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Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of Covid-19 \
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Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of Covid-19

01-Oct-2021
Merck & Co said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalisations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the US and around the world to authorize its use. If cleared, Merck’s drug would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19, […]
01-Oct-2021 National
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