Coronavirus Notebook: China Focuses On Antivirals As Death Toll Passes SARS
Drugs Put At Center Of Fight
Executive Summary
Chief executives of two antiviral and vaccine developers share with Scrip their development plans and projections as the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak reaches 900 with more cases being confirmed worldwide.
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