What is chloroquine and could it cure the coronavirus?
(WorldNews Pakistan)

WASHINGTON: Could a pair of decades-old, relatively inexpensive drugs be the solution to the novel coronavirus pandemic? Around the world, countries are expanding access to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ), related compounds that are synthetic forms of quinine, which comes from cinchona trees and has been used for centuries to treat malaria. HQ which is the less toxic of the two, is also used as an anti-inflammatory to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, purposes it is primarily known for outside the tropics. The medicines have shown early promise against the COVID-19 illness in early studies in France and China, which led US President Donald Trump this week to...