Indonesia to begin local production of Covid-19 antiviral pills soon

Indonesia is targeting to start local production of two Covid-19 antiviral pills, Molnupiravir and Paxlovid, in April or May this year in order to guarantee the availability of the medicines during the pandemic.

"The government continues to ensure adequate domestic supply of Covid-19 medicines to anticipate waves of the SARS-CoV-2 virus,” the government's Covid-19 task force spokesperson Reisa Broto Asmoro said at a virtual press conference yesterday...