Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), revealed credible testing, and reports show that chloroquine can destroy COVID-19 virus early on.
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Adeyeye disclosed these during a virtual press conference on Tuesday in Abuja.
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She further stated that remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences Inc, has also been shown to kill the virus at late stages.
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The NAFDAC boss however noted the cost for treating people with chloroquine was way cheaper than remdesivir.
While remdesivir cost $2,500 to treat an average patient, chloroquine only cost $10.
She also noted West African nations like Ghana, Togo and Senegal have embraced the clinical use of chloroquine for treatment.
