France, Italy and Belgium acted to halt the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat patients suffering from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, amid questions about the safety of the generic anti-malaria drug.
FILE PHOTO: A nurse shows a pill of hydroxychloroquine, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, at Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Diego Vara
The sudden changes highlight the challenge for governments as they scramble to find ways to treat patients and control a virus that has spread rapidly around the world over the past three months, killing more than 350,000 and infecting millions. France’s cancellation, which effectively bans the drug for COVID-19, was confirmed by the health ministry. It did not refer to the WHO suspension.
British medical journal The Lancet has reported patients getting hydroxychloroquine had increased death rates and irregular heartbeats, adding to several disappointing results for the drug as a COVID-19 option.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
France again ranks No. 4 in COVID-19 deaths as Spain revises tallyFrance again ranked fourth in coronavirus deaths after the United States, Britain and Italy, as Spain revised its tally down by nearly 2,000 on Monday.
Lire la suite »
France clamps down on hydroxychloroquine use for Covid-19France's public health agency advised today against using hydroxychloroquine outside of clinical trials. Shortly after that, the national medicines regulator suspended its use in clinical trials.
Lire la suite »
This New Made-in-Italy Fashion and Lifestyle Platform Is Digitizing la Dolce Vita.pellicanohotels will not open its doors this summer. But the hotel’s CEO and Creative Director marielouisescio is determined to keep the spirit of her family’s five-decades-old business very much alive.
Lire la suite »
Airline resumes flights to Italy (but turns around when airport's shut)German airline Eurowings flew Dusseldorf to Sardinia on Saturday, but turned around when Olbia Airport was still shut.
Lire la suite »
Italy reports lowest number of new cases since FebruaryThe coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Here's the latest updates on Covid-19 cases, deaths, government responses and more.
Lire la suite »