The World is looking up to an old anti-malarial drug as a possible answer to fight off Coronavirus as the United States President Donald Trump last night announced its usage in United Stated immediately.
President Trump said in a Thursday press briefing that Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, drugs used to treat malaria and severe arthritis, were approved by the Food and Drug Administration to test as a COVID-19 coronavirus treatment, as the number of cases worldwide continues to increase.
The drugs will be used in a clinical trial, according to FDAcommissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, who spoke during the press briefing. "Wewill collect that data and make the absolute right decisions based upon thosedata about the safety and efficacy of the treatments," said Hahn.
These antimalarial drugs are very much available in India in every pharmacy and very cheap costing around Rs 2 per pill. The announcement has given a ray of hope to the Corona crisis that has plagued the state.