Chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 has been suspended by the World Health Organisation.
Chloroquine which is seen as the potential treatment of COVID-19 was suspended by the WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus while addressing a virtual press conference he said that the WHO-backed trials had been “suspended while the safety is reviewed”.
The decision has been taken, after a publication indicated that the use of Chloroquine could increase the likelihood of dying.
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“It’s important to continue to gather evidence on the efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine.
“We want to use it if it’s safe and efficacious, reduces mortality, reduces the length of hospitalization without increasing adverse events,” WHO Chief Scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, added at the press briefing in Geneva.
