A man in his sixties died in Arizona (United States) after ingesting a teaspoon of chloroquine phosphate, reports the American chain NBC News.
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The couple showed no signs of infection but "we were afraid of getting sick," says his wife, who has also absorbed the substance supposed to cure coronavirus. In about twenty minutes, "I started to vomit," she reports, and her husband experienced "dizziness and then difficulty breathing . " The man died quickly after being transferred to the hospital. The woman was saved because she spit out some of the absorbed chloroquine.
Chloroquine is not unanimous
The couple said they were convinced by the words of Donald Trump who touted the miracle healing properties of this drug normally prescribed against malaria. On Monday again, the American president explained during a press briefing: “There is a good chance that it can have a huge impact. It would be a gift from heaven if it worked. It would really be a game changer. We will see".
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In France, the molecule is not unanimous either. Monday evening, the High Council of Public Health declared that the drug could be prescribed on "serious cases" of Covid-19 but not on patients "less severe". One of the great defenders of chloroquine in France is Professor Raoult, a practitioner in Marseille. For him, an important use must be made to treat the sick and stem the pandemic of coronavirus.
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