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[Taiwan expands use of oral COVID drugs] An estimated 81,000 people in home care with light COVID-19 symptoms will be allowed to use oral drugs against the coronavirus, reports said Wednesday (May 5). The Central Epidemic Command centre (CECC) warned the public not to buy the pills online, but to consult the official list of pharmacies, China Times reported. A total of 270,000 courses have been distributed to 57 key pharmacies, which again could supply 1,900 local pharmacies for home delivery during this week. According to the report, Taiwan had received 370,000 courses of the drug Paxlovid, with 947 doses...
