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Japan approves use of dexamethasone as a treatment for COVID-19

Tokyo, Jul 22 (EFE/EPA).- The government of Japan has approved the use of dexamethasone as a treatment for COVID-19, following positive preliminary results of a clinical trial of the drug in the United Kingdom, public broadcaster NHK reported Wednesday.This steroid, which has been used since the 1960s to treat other ailments and is very cheap, has received approval from the Japanese authorities after the UK published a study in June showing that dexamethasone reduces mortality in patients infected with the novel coronavirus. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON). SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF PEDESTRIANS WEARING PROTECTIVE MASKS WALK IN A STREET AT SHINJUKU DISTRICT IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

Pro-Bolsonaro businessman defends questionable Covid-19 treatments before Brazilian Senate

Brasilia, Sep 29 (EFE).- The Brazilian businessman Luciano Hang, an eager promoter of drugs without proven efficacy against Covid-19, made a fiery plea in favor of these treatments Wednesday during a controversial hearing with Brazil's Covid-19 Senate committee.Hang, who is related to the far-right movements that support the Government of President Jair Bolsonaro, said that there is no crime in promoting the drugs and assured that he would prove it in court, which would conduct further investigation on this issue and others, including the massive dissemination of false information on social networks. (Camera: ALEX MIRKHAN). SHOT LIST: THE BRAZIL’S COVID-19 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN BUSINESSMAN LUCIANO HANG IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL.

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