Victoria records 216 new cases of COVID-19. 9News
- reaching Australian patients in coming weeks, after the US 'gobbled' the supply.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration granted provisional approval for use of the drug to treat adults and adolescent patients with severe coronavirus symptoms who have been hospitalised. The drug has already been approved for use in countries like the United States where it is manufactured and also in India, Japan and by the European Union.
Initial tests have shown that it has been able to improve the conditions of the seriously ill people in hospital, meaning less strain on the health system.
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