Minister Of Health, Ehanire Admits Chloroquine Work As Treatment For COVID-19 In Some Cases
Minister Of Health, Ehanire Admits Chloroquine Work As Treatment For COVID-19 In Some Cases The Federal Government has said that chloroquine had been found in some tests to work in a test-tube as a treatment for the Novel Coronavirus pandemic. Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos, at the Presidential Task Force (PTF), briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic. Readmore Ehanire said that some people had claimed they had herbs and local cures for COVID-19, “but the efficacy of medicine needs to be proven before the government can recommend it for people to take”. He noted that other states were prepared, “but Lagos State is a forerunner because it has the most cases”. The minister stated that the state had also learnt a lot from dealing with Ebola outbreak. Earlier, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force for the control of COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, had said that one person could endanger an entire community. Mustapha, who is also the Secr...