TOKYO: A governor in Japan is drawing skeptical criticism after he touted a gargling product as effective against the coronavirus, an assertion that, despite its dubiousness, emptied some store shelves of the medicine. Shares of Shionogi & Co. and Meiji Holdings Co., which make Isojin, soared in Tokyo Tuesday trading after Osaka Gov. Yoshimura referred to a study carried out by the Osaka regional government on a sample of just 41 people. Shionogi and Meiji shares were already coming down Wednesday, as subsequent Japanese media reports debunked Yoshimura’s claim. Daily confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been shooting up in Japan, to more than 1,000 people.

Source: Manila Times August 05, 2020 03:22 UTC