{"id":11868,"date":"2020-03-25T05:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T05:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=11868"},"modified":"2020-10-25T06:18:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T06:18:31","slug":"icmr-recommends-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-to-treat-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/icmr-recommends-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-to-treat-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"ICMR recommends use of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended\nthe use of hydroxy-chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 for high-risk\ncases amid increasing cases of coronavirus outbreak in India which has claimed\n7 lives and 415 confirmed cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICMR National Task Force said only high risk cases can\nbe placed under chemoprophylaxis with hydroxy-chloroquine:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Asymptomatic Health care workers involved in\nthe care of suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19)<\/li><li>Asymptomatic household contacts of laboratory\nconfirmed cases.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recommended the use of hydroxy-chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19 for high-risk cases amid increasing cases of coronavirus outbreak in India which has claimed 7 lives and 415 confirmed cases. 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