‘Those from the right take chloroquine,’ says Brazil’s Bolsonaro
Despite medical objections, Jair Bolsonaro urges using the drug even for mild cases of Covid-19 and has ordered the military to ramp up its production
20 May 2020 - 16:27
Brasília — With Covid-19 cases setting record after record in Brazil, an 86-year-old anti-malarial drug with an unproven track record against the coronavirus is taking centre stage in the country’s political debate and public life.
Under orders of President Jair Bolsonaro, on Wednesday the health ministry loosened protocols for the use of chloroquine, indicating it even for mild cases of the virus despite dangerous side effects, experts’ warnings and no demonstrated success in clinical trials...
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