Sri Lanka, March 30 -- The attention of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation has focused its attention on importing to this country the drug named 'Avigan' believed to control to a certain extent the Covid-19 or Corona Virus.

'Avigan' had been manufactured by the Japanese Government.

About 340 patients had joined the testing of this drug which was carried out and they had identified it as a drug that could provide 'high protection.'

Officer of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology Zhang Zhingmin had said recently that during testing, this drug had provided positive results.

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