At least two major US studies have shown that remdesivir can reduce the duration of hospital stays for COVID-19 patients.
"Today's authorization of a first medicine to treat COVID-19 is an important step forward in the fight against this virus," EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said in a statement.
Washington authorized the emergency use of the medicine – which was originally intended as a treatment for Ebola – on May 1, followed by several Asian nations including Japan and South Korea.
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