US Health Department Allows Hospitals to Use Chloroquine to Treat COVID-19 Cases
Saudi Press Agency
Monday 1441/8/6 - 2020/03/30
Washington, March 30, 2020, SPA -- The US Department of Health announced in a statement today: "the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine drugs are to be used as the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) treatment at the hospitals only."
In a statement issued today, the US department added that the two drugs are anti-malarial, adding that doctors can prescribe it to teen and adult patients with Covid-19 who are hospitalized only.
The US health authorities have warned of taking the medication outside hospitals.
--SPA
20:55 LOCAL TIME 17:55 GMT
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