Brazil recommends chloroquine to treat even mild COVID-19 cases

“Bolsonaro and his US counterpart Donald Trump, to whom he is often compared, tout them as potential wonder drugs against COVID-19.”

A chemist displays hydroxychloroquine tablets in Kolkata,India Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Patients will be required to sign a waiver acknowledging they have been informed of potential side effects, including heart and liver dysfunction, retina damage “and even death.” However, it said the government had a responsibility to issue guidelines using the information currently available.Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, a less toxic derivative, are typically used as anti-malaria drugs and to treat certain auto-immune diseases.

Most countries have not authorized their use against coronavirus, except in clinical trials or severe cases.

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