REGULATORY

Japan to Offer COVID Drugs for Free until September-End

March 13, 2023

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The Japanese government has decided that it will continue to provide COVID-19 treatments free of charge at least through to the end of September even after the disease’s severity status is downgraded in May. On March 10, the government hammered…

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