Dr. Oreoluwa Finnih, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Health to Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has raised the alarm that hospitals in the state have started receiving patients suffering from chloroquine poisoning.
This comes after President Donald Trump of the United States announced on Thursday, March 19th that the drug has been approved for the treatment of Coronavirus.
While quoting the SSA on health, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Gboyega Akosile, said that some hospitals in the state are now treating patients who took too many quantities of chloroquine, leading to poisoning. Consequently, residents of the state have been urged visit hospitals and desist from the massive consumption of chloroquine in the hope of curing coronavirus.
Akosile tweeted: “Please note: Hospitals Now Receiving Patients Suffering From Chloroquine Poisoning, Says Gov @jidesanwoolu’s SSA on Health, Dr @Oreoluwa_Finnih. She urged people against massive consumption of Chloroquine as a measure to fight #coronavirus.”
The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi, also spoke at a press briefing where he stated that no evidence yet to back up claims of Chlorquine being effective in the treatment of Coronavirus
