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The Australian government will seek to buy more supplies of the antiviral drug remdesivir after the treatment was given provision approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration.

But Deputy Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth warned the treatment was not a 'silver bullet' - saying there was no evidence it prevented death of infection from coronavirus.

The drug will be available only to patients who are severely unwell, require oxygen or high level support to breathe, and are in hospital care.

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