Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Apr 2020
Japan, China vie to be global supplier of unproven coronavirus drug
16 April 2020 - Diplomatic tug of war over favipiravir comes despite lack of evidence that the drug works.
A drug called favipiravir has set off a diplomatic tug of war between geopolitical rivals Japan and China, both of which are offering it to other nations as a gesture to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
What makes the rival diplomacy unusual is the lack of solid evidence that either country’s pills can help virus victims.
