There are drugs that can treat bird flu H7N9

According to Xinhua on April 6, China approved Peramivir, a new anti-flu drug that is believed to effectively treat the H7N9 bird flu virus.

The Chinese Food and Drug Administration said Peramivir is a powerful neuraminidase inhibitor, administered as an injection, capable of fighting the H7N9 influenza virus.

On the same day, the Shanghai city government announced two more cases of H7N9 flu here.

The newest patients are all older (66 years and 74 years old), having symptoms from the end of March.

So far, China has had a total of 18 people infected with this new variant of bird flu.

Meanwhile, after Shanghai City, the Nanjing capital of Jiangsu Province (China) on April 6 stopped all poultry business activities in city markets. According to Xinhua, Nanjing officials have found signs of the deadly virus H7N9 in a market.

Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, has made similar moves to prevent the risk of outbreaks.