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Hydroxychloroquine helped Mandya District in India fight Coronavirus: Officials
New Indian Express ^ | 06/25/2020

Posted on 06/28/2020 8:23:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

BENGALURU: Till last month, Mandya district had a record number of Covid-19 cases causing concern. But to everyone’s surprise, it has been recording an impressive turnaround despite continuing arrivals from hot spot states. Health officials claim that one of the reasons is because they are giving hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to all those quarantined, including the Maharashtra returnees. They also quoted the government guidelines which permit prophylactic usage of HCQ (prevention).

While the matter evoked mixed response from health professionals including concerns of side-effects on aged population as well as consent, top officials in the district declared it as a successful move, pointing at the reduction in number of cases. They claim that none of the patients recorded any side-effects.At first, the district saw a rise in numbers with the Tablighi Jamaat members returning from Delhi. Later it saw a surge with the majority of Maharashtra returnees testing positive, taking the total to 373 so far. However, the trend dropped sharply from June first week with the active case count dropping to 39. This, even as it continues to see returnees from Mumbai in double digits.

A top health official said the returnees were given a dose of 400 mg HCQ twice on the first day of quarantine followed by weekly one dose along with good food. There was close monitoring before the first test conducted on the 10th day. A person in quarantine too said he was given HCQ.

Despite the debate around HCQ, officials on the condition of anonymity, claimed that fresh positive cases fell shar-ply and those who tested positive had only mild symptoms,. Asked about the side-effects, they said that unlike the claims, none of the people, including the primary and secondary contacts showed adverse effects so far.

A WHO official from the State and a senior doctor engaged in Covid treatment who did not want to be named opined that it was not a serious issue since health workers and police personnel are already given seven-week doses of HCQ as a preventive measureOn the other side, a senior official from the health department and renowned cardiologist Dr S P Yoganna termed it as an abuse of medicine. “Indiscriminate use is not recommended for everyone, especially those with cardiac issues, after all it is an immune modulator, it will not kill the virus,” he said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; hydroxychloroquine; india; mandya

1 posted on 06/28/2020 8:23:48 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Ping as per your request.


2 posted on 06/28/2020 8:24:26 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

“While the matter evoked mixed response from health professionals including concerns of side-effects...”

Bullcrap.

Same thing as in America, same BS.


3 posted on 06/28/2020 8:35:05 PM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: cba123

Total bullschtein. I follow Dr Shiva Ayyadurai on Twitter. He’s a Republic running for Senate in Massachusetts. Hates Faucci, hates masks, hates deep state.

He has four degrees from MIT including a PhD in Biometrics, the study of the immune system. He recommends hydrochloroquinine for sick people and quinine for well people. Hard to get enough without drinking too much tonic water, which has a minuscule amount, but you can buy quinine drops. Another FReeper recommended a certain brand, and I ordered them on AMZ. I hate AMZ, but they have it.

Shiva also recommends a handful of nutritional supplements for PREVENTION. American docs have zero clue about prevention. But you can stay healthy with a few readily available, inexpensive supplements a day/. 1500 mg of Liposomic Vitamin C, chelated Zinc, Vitamin A, Vitamin D3 (I use Carlson’s Norwegian cod liver oil), Iodine (I buy ground kelp at health food stores).

Also, copper kills germs. My neighbor bought a few inches of heavy copper wire, made a small loop on top with pliers, gave it to me. Just put in nose for a minute, germs die.


4 posted on 06/28/2020 8:59:25 PM PDT by Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me)
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To: SeekAndFind

bmk


5 posted on 06/28/2020 10:22:30 PM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: SeekAndFind

First time I have ever heard of an effective medicine being prevented from its use - to the point that people who could holler about its effectiveness to the rooftops are now having to speak with anonymity and/or be afraid to speak at all.

World gone insane!


6 posted on 06/28/2020 11:59:41 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt; SeekAndFind
It's a real head-shaker. Here in the U.S. the doctors of the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons are having to SUE the FDA and HHS, who are sitting on top of a Strategic Stockpile of 100m doses of HCQ, which have NOT been made available to U.S. patients!

American people have died, are dying, and will die needlessly and miserably, because of this.

7 posted on 06/29/2020 9:19:01 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (The past isn't dead. It isn't even past.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Somehow that has got to stop!!!!!!


8 posted on 06/29/2020 10:23:39 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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