Coronavirus infection can be prevented with vaccines and by taking precautions. However, in case of acute infection one may need anti-viral medicines. Let us ... Feb 16
Since the first case came to light on February 26, the South American colossus has registered more than 4.04 million infections and over 124,... Sep 04
Beijing health officials said Saturday they began dosing some medical workers and state-owned enterprise employees with an experimental covid-19 vaccine ... Aug 26
Jair Bolsonaro described his own experience battling the virus in July, crediting his use of unproven drug hydroxychloroquine... Aug 25
Facebook removed from Trump's official account the post of a video clip from a Fox News interview in which he said that children are "... Aug 06
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted the news of his recovery, along with a photo of him smiling and holding a packet of hydroxychloroquine... Jul 27
President Bolsonaro is still in good condition, accompanied by the presidency's medical team,"a secretariat of the Communications Ministry said... Jul 23
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine, two drugs, commonly used for the treatment of malaria, have been investigated for their potential to treat COVID-19... Jul 23
The president has always said that he sees hydroxychloroquine as a promising prophylactic but that every person should not take it unless they get a ... Jul 10
Brazil is the second worst-hit country in the world by the pandemic after the United States.... Jul 08
The Health Ministry on June 13 had allowed the use of remdesivir for restricted emergency use in moderate cases under "investigational therapies".... Jul 04
The mutation doesn't appear to make people sicker, but a growing number of scientists worry that it has made the virus more contagious... Jun 30
Sipos, who lived in Riverside, consulted his longtime general practitioner, who ordered blood tests that revealed an abnormally low iron level.... Jun 30
Many experts said the drug was not only expensive but it was still under trial in most countries and its efficacy was yet to be ... Jun 23
Novartis has decided to stop and discontinue its sponsored HCQ clinical trial for COVID-19 due to acute enrolment challenges ... Jun 20
Decades-old malaria and rheumatoid arthritis drug, hydroxychloroquine has been at the center of political and scientific controversy.... Jun 19
The announcement comes two days after the US revoked emergency use status of both hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat the new coronavirus.... Jun 18
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it was following "emerging concerns" about the use of the drug... Jun 17
Donald Trump's remarks came hours after the US Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19.... Jun 16
The anti-malarial drug has been highly controversial since US President Donald Trump said the drug could be a potential "game-changer" in the coronavirus ... Jun 06
The study analyzed some 96,000 patient records, finding that hydroxychloroquine showed no benefit against the coronavirus and increased the risk of dying in the ... Jun 05
The medicine has been touted by US President Donald Trump, who has said he used it as a prophylaxis against the novel coronavirus.... Jun 04