Govt panel approves Shionogi’s oral medicine for COVID-19

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The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry’s meeting of experts on Tuesday decided to give emergency approval to Xocova, an oral medicine for COVID-19 developed by Shionogi & Co.

Xocova will become the country’s first domestically produced oral medicine for COVID-19 patients.