Chloroquine: Pr. Moussa Seydi (Senegal) notes a "rapid drop in viral load"

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The entrance to Fann's university hospital in the suburbs of Dakar where the first two patients affected by the coronavirus in Senegal were admitted. (Illustration) Seyllou / AFP

By: William de Lesseux Follow

In Senegal, 112 cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the country. A country that lives in slow motion, still in a state of emergency since the beginning of the week. The curfew is in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. At Fann hospital in Dakar, chloroquine is being tested by Professor Moussa Seydi, the head of the infectious diseases department to facilitate healing for the sick. The doctor was inspired by the work of the infectious disease specialist Didier Raoult in Marseille.

  • Coronavirus
  • Health and Medicine
  • Senegal

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