The WHO has suspended trials of the Hydroxychloroquine drug, which Donald Trump has promoted as a precaution against the coronavirus, raising concerns about the US president's response to the epidemic, which has affected nearly 100,000 Americans. Were killed.
Trump is pushing for hydroxychloroquine as a possible shield or treatment for the virus, which has infected about 5.5 million people and killed 345,000 people worldwide, he said. He adopted the drug as a preventative measure.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsenaro has also boosted hydroxychloroquine, a virus that has spread across the country, making it the second most affected country in the world after the United States this week.
But the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that testing of the drug Covid-19 was being stopped after the study raised questions about its safety, according to a Friday report. That it has increased the risk of death.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has "temporarily implemented the pause; while safety data are being reviewed," its chief Tedros Azanoma Gabrias said, referring to the hydroxychloric acid arm of the global trial of various possible treatments. ۔
Trump announced last week that he was taking drugs, stating that he had decided to take them after receiving letters from doctors and others. "I think it's good. After that, Trump told reporters, "When he called it safe, I heard a lot of good stories."
Trump rejected the opinion of experts from his own government who had warned the Food and Drug Administration of the serious dangers of hydroxychloric acid, highlighting toxicity and heart problems.
Trump was sharply criticized for tackling the virus after initially mitigating the threat and then repeatedly rejecting scientific analysis.
The United States has the highest number of deaths from coronavirus in the world to date, reaching 98,218 on Monday, with more than 1.6 million confirmed infections.
Despite the WHO's suspension, Brazil's health ministry said Monday it would continue to recommend hydroxychloroquine for code 19.
"We are calm and there will be no change," Health Ministry official Myra Panhero told a news conference. Bolsenaro is strongly opposed to the lockdown, and as Trump has reduced the risk of the virus, even Latin America has emerged as a new global virus hotspot.
There are about 37,375,000 reported cases in Brazil, which is considered far below the actual number due to the unavailability of tests and more than 23,000 deaths.
Chile is also in the throes of an outbreak of the virus, with about 5,000 infections recorded in the 24 hours to Monday.
Although South America and parts of Africa and Asia are only beginning to feel the full force of the epidemic, many European countries are easing the lockdown because their epidemics have been brought under control.
Madrid and Barcelona suffered the worst lockdown in the world in Spain on Monday, with the roofs of parks and cafes opening for the first time in more than two months.
Elsewhere in Germany, Iceland, Italy and Spain, gyms and swimming pools reopened. And due to lower infection rates in Greece, restaurants may resume business a week ahead of schedule but only for external services.
"I'm delighted to break the loneliness of recent months and reconnect with friends," said pensioner Georgos Caravatsans. 'Greece has a social dimension to cafes, where the heart of the district beats.' he added
Despite the encouraging numbers, experts warn that if governments and citizens are careless, especially in the absence of vaccines, the virus could lead to another devastating wave.
The latest reminder of the threat came from Sweden, where the death toll in Cove 19 exceeded 4,000. The Scandinavian nation, like other European countries, has received international attention and criticism for not implementing home-based measures.
However, the extended lockdown has begun to cut across the globe, with businesses and citizens suffering from severe economic hardship.
Unprecedented emergency stimulus measures have been introduced, as governments seek to ease their economies, while travel restrictions have hit airline and hospitality sectors particularly hard.
Lufthansa became the latest global company to recover, as the German government agreed to a bailout of 9 billion euros (8 9.8 billion) for the world's largest airline.
But analysts warn that the economic damage from epidemics will be even more painful for poorer countries than in the West.
In the Maldives, a perfect destination for Hell Moon Monarchs, thousands of poor foreign workers are stranded, unemployed and displaced as a small nation closes all resorts to contain the virus.
'I have heard that if a Bangladeshi worker dies here, they do not send his body back and he is buried here,' 'I am worried about what would happen if I died,' he said.
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