₦airaland Forum

On Mar 20, 2020

The Lagos State government on Friday disclosed that following the announcement by President Donald Trump on Thursday that chloroquine can cure coronavirus, hospitals in the state has received patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning.

This was just as the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) told Nigerians to desist from self-medication over the coronavirus as the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not approved chloroquine for the management of coronavirus.

The Lagos State government, through the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Health, Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih was quoted by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile, as saying that some hospitals in the state are now treating patients who took too many quantities of chloroquine, leading to poisoning.

She, therefore, urged residents of the state to desist from the massive consumption of chloroquine in the hope of curing coronavirus, adding that the best to do is to visit hospitals.

According to Akosile in his twitter handle @gboyegaakosile: Please note: Hospitals Now Receiving Patients Suffering From Chloroquine Poisoning, Says Gov @jidesanwoolu’s SSA on Health, Dr @Oreoluwa_Finnih. She urged people against massive consumption of Chloroquine as a measure to fight #coronavirus.”

Also, the NCDC has told Nigerians to desist from taking self-medication for treatment of coronavirus as it may cause harm and lead to death.

The NCDC in its twitter handle on Friday said: “@WHO has NOT approved the use of chloroquine for #COVID19 management. Scientists are working hard to confirm the safety of several drugs for this disease.

“Please DO NOT engage in self-medication. This will cause harm and can lead to death.”

helinues:
So Nigerians are now abusing Chloroquine?

Hahahaha

Babatunde40:
How will you overdose on chroloquine for crying out loud?

Alimzy20:
Beleive trump at your own risk

Babatunde40:
How will you overdose on chroloquine for crying out loud?

id911:
They are APC members with no sense as usual

helinues:
So Nigerians are now abusing Chloroquine?
Hahahaha

Alimzy20:
Beleive trump at your own risk

Dedetwo:
Please write intelligently. Trump has nothing to do with the stupidity in Nigeria. Trump announced that a French study showed that Chloroquine appears to be effective against the novel virus.

Babatunde40:
How will you overdose on chroloquine for crying out loud?

Mcquine:
I guess in your r.e.t.a.r.ded mulky mind Lagos State is from the East right?

No wonder Igbo's See's Yoruba people as S.t.u.p.i.d

Iyiataata92:
this people taking chloroquine already, did they test positive to coronavirus or are they trying to cure the sickness in advance?
If we approach this situation with panic, we'll suffer more than the worst hit countries.

Don't give room to panic. Allow medicals to do their work