Egypt signs deal to receive Japan’s Avigan, expects to get Oxford – Egypttoday

Egypt signs deal to receive Japan’s Avigan, expects to get Oxford – Egypttoday

FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020.. CAIRO - 16 June 2020: After trial on 50 Egyptian COVID-19 patients since April, Egypt is set to receive more doses of Avigan that accelerates recovery and exerts efforts to get a share of the vaccine developed by Oxford University.. Japan plans to provide Avigan for free to 20 countries hoping to use it to treat COVID-19 patients and will provide the United Nations Office for Project Services with a $1 million grant to buy and distribute the drug, according to Japan's national daily The Mainichi.. Health and Protective Affairs Consultant to the President Mohamed Awad Tag el-Din stated in a phone-in that Egypt is expected to receive a share of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University.. Tag el-Dine said that a vaccine is pivotal in combating the COVID-19 epidemic and not medications.. Ministers reveal 7 governorates with top COVID-19 infections, medical care status across Egypt. Egypt starts treating 50 COVID-19 patients with Japanese antiviral drug Avigan.