TOKYO — For concert promoter Hiromichi Hayashi, the live music business this year has been all but dead due to the coronavirus pandemic. Concert cancellations began to roll in on February 26, the day Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe requested citizens to avoid large cultural events. As of the end […]
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Avigan still awaits Japanese approval as coronavirus cure
TOKYO — The approval of Avigan, a candidate drug for treating coronavirus infections, has been postponed by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare until June or later. The delay has dashed the hopes of many, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who previously said that he “will aim for approval […]
Eli Lilly partners with Shanghai Junshi for COVID-19 cure
U.S. pharmaceutical Eli Lilly is partnering with Chinese drugmaker Shanghai Junshi Biosciences to develop new antibody therapies for COVID-19, the disease that has sickened 3.6 million people worldwide. The companies will collaborate on therapeutic antibody research that could be used to treat and prevent SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, […]
From AI to antibodies: inside the race for a coronavirus cure
TOKYO — Intensive care beds are beginning to fill up the Sydney hospital where Harriet, a medical registrar, has been working to prepare for a surge in COVID-19 cases. “We keep saying it’s going to happen next week,” she said. “But we’re not there yet.” Australia has had just under […]