BREAKING: WHO suspends use of Chloroquine for treatment of COVID-19, gives reason

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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, said it had 'temporarily' suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, as potential treatment for COVID-19. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, addressing a virtual press conference, said that the WHO-backed trials had been \u201csuspended while the safety is reviewed'. The decision has been taken, after a publication indicated that the

The World Health Organization on Monday, said it had “temporarily” suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, as potential treatment for COVID-19.

WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, addressing a virtual press conference, 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.“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.

 

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