Close to 100 patients are touted to be given an anti-flu coronavirus drug, as the number of cases in the country crosses 10,000.
In a bulletin issued by the country’s Health Ministry, it was reported that there were 320 additional infections recorded, bringing the number of cases to 10,004. In addition to this, 21 new deaths have also been recorded, thereby taking the total death toll to 658. However, out of those infected, 98 more patients have recovered, which puts the total number of recoveries at 1506.
Amidst these stats, Philippines is all set to trial its anti-flu drug Avigan from Japan, as part of a clinical trial in treating COVID-19 infections, as declared by Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. She further stated that they have the ‘go-signal’ for the trials and that the health department was preparing the protocol to choose the patients to be included.