Malaysia buys 150,000 courses of Merck’s Covid-19 pill
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has struck a deal with US drugmaker Merck & Co to buy 150,000 courses of its experimental antiviral pill, the health ministry said on Thursday (Oct 7), joining other Asian countries in a rush to secure supplies. Molnupiravir, which would be the first oral antiviral medication for Covid-19 if it gets regulatory approval,...