With the global pandemic reaching more than 175 countries and territories, companies across the Asia-Pacific are responding to the crisis on several fronts. Here's what they're doing:
In April the Australian protective equipment maker announced expanding production capacity to meet higher demand for its biohazard suits and gloves.In March the Hangzhou-based pharmaceutical company announced results of clinical trials of its antiviral drug danoprevir on Covid-19 patients in China; the small-scale study found that “danoprevir combined with ritonavir is safe and well tolerated in all patients.
South Korean biopharma company’s subsidiary GC Lab Cell has been developing cell therapy-based treatments for Covid-19 since March, with plans to begin human trials in the second half of the year.The Indian bank announced in May that it has donated $20 million to the national PM-Cares fund and released a music video titled “ We Won’t Accept Defeat” by Oscar and Grammy-Award winning composer AR Rahman. The bank says it will donate $7 to the fund each time the video is shared on social media.
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