Duterte expressed the Philippines' willingness to participate in clinical trials for the anti-flu drug Avigan during the virtual ASEAN Plus Three Summit on COVID19.
MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte discussed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an anti-flu drug that is believed to be effective against COVID-19 from Japan, a Cabinet official said Wednesday.
"The President had an exchange with Japanese Prime Minister Abe regarding this drug," Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a virtual press briefing. "Our duty then and that of relevant multilateral institutions is to make sure that all countries will have fair and easy access to vaccines and treatments," Duterte said in a video conference with his fellow Southeast Asian leaders, and those of China, Japan and, South Korea.
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