COVID-19: Lagos Begins Chloroquine Clinical Trial This Week
Posted by E.L.E.X on May 17 2020 under News
The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, has said the state will this week commence the clinical trial treatment of COVID-19 using chloroquine as approved by NAFDAC.
The state, which is the epicentre of the virus in the country, had previously disclosed plans to carry out the chloroquine clinical trial.
Omotoso, in an interview with Sunday PUNCH on Saturday, said, “We are ready for the chloroquine clinical trial because we have just secured all the approvals. The documentation has also been completed. Those that will be used for the trials are ready too. By next week we should be ready for the trial.
“Also, Lagos got a supply of additional 20,000 testing kits, although we were expecting 40,000. It means that the testing will increase now.”
While commending the dedication of health workers in the state, he said the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from isolation facilities in the state had increased to 608.
He urged the populace to adhere strictly to all safety advisories being the only way to break the chain of the transmission.
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