No panaceas but chloroquine certainly may help.
It is safe and available.
South Korean doctors recommend its use.
FDA this week approved a clinical trial to determine efficacy in a well controlled study being done by a group in Minnesota.
No one claims it’s a panacea or wonder drug, but it is available to use now and could help.
I believe it’s being approved for compassionate use.
CC
it’s not entirely safe (IF it’s akin to Quinine) - If so, it can cause allergic reactions, sudden death, have effects on heart, kidneys, or blood cells - there are some medical conditions that increase the chance of bad side effects- Which i think is why they might be hesitant to try this en mass without running studies on it first-
BUT- these side effects are pretty rare- and honestly- given the choice of dying from virus, or possibly getting side effects from treatment, I’d choose the treatment- every time- especially given the fact that the side effects are rare-