Tag:Hydroxychloroquine

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WHO panel advises against use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent COVID-19

The World Health Organisation (WHO) expert panel has advised against the use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent Coronavirus (COVID-19). The WHO in a statement on Tuesday,...

Michael Simire - March 2, 2021

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WHO discontinues trial of hydroxychloroquine treatment for COVID-19 patients

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has discontinued the use of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir in its global trial for treatment of COVID-19 as...

Michael Simire - July 5, 2020

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COVID-19: U.S. governors threaten to shut back down as hydroxychloroquine is axed

Some governors in the U.S. are threatening to shut their states back down as covid-19 cases and hospitalisations climb. The increase in cases is not...

Michael Simire - June 15, 2020

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France bans hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 amid safety concerns

The French government on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 cancelled a decree allowing hospital doctors to administer hydroxychloroquine as a treatment to patients suffering severe...

Michael Simire - May 28, 2020

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Covid-19: Why hydroxychloroquine trial was suspended – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it announced a “temporary pause” in its solidarity trial on the use of hydroxychloroquine for treatment...

Michael Simire - May 27, 2020