Fact check: Has Japan found a vaccine for the ongoing coronavirus outbreak?

race to find a vaccine for ongoing coronavirus pandemic has evidently taken over world. With multiple countries being affected by virus, many of m are w trying to find a cure in order to flatten curve of coronavirus outbreak. But many fake remedies and news about possible vaccines have also found ir way to internet along with ongoing outbreak. 

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Claim - 

Latest reports are claiming that Japan has indeed found a vaccine to ongoing coronavirus outbreak. drug avigan has reportedly shown some definitive signs of curing coronavirus. posts going around on social media claimed that Avigan vaccine just needs to be approved before becoming available to people. 

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Rating - False

avigan mercury drug is t a vaccine for COVID-19. Instead, avigan is a well-kwn flu drug from Japan that has been in use for decades. Avigan medicine helps with common flu but has shown exponential potential when it comes to treating coronavirus patients. As per reports, drug itself cant eradicate coronavirus from a person's body but can help curb symptoms for coronavirus marginally. A recent study conducted in China recently had proved Avigan's potential to help with ongoing coronavirus outbreak where 91 per cent of positive coronavirus patients showcased improvements in lung condition. 

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Origin - 

Various tweets first started circulating about Japan finding a vaccine for coronavirus which were heavily circulated on social media. People were quick to tweet about same, some questionable news portals also posted about Japan creating a vaccine for coronavirus. se posts and tweets were quickly countered with netizens sharing correct information. 

Google Trends analysis

As fake news about Japan finding a cure for coronavirus started circulating on internet, various people quickly searched on Google to confirm news. This resulted in a surge of Google search results for same. People mostly searched for avigan drug and wher Japan has actually found a vaccine for coronavirus. 

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