Connect with us

Health

Throat spray and hydroxychloroquine found to reduce risk of Covid-19 infection: S’pore study – The Straits Times

The study involved more than 3,000 healthy young migrant workers who were quarantined in Tuas South Dormitory.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Published

on

Article feature image

SINGAPORE – Using a throat spray or consuming the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has been found to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection in healthy individuals in areas with high transmission rates.
These findings were revealed by a local study of more than 3,000 healthy young migrant workers who were quarantined in Tuas South Dormitory in May last year.
The study found that taking a povidone-iodine throat spray three times a day, or the oral drug hydroxychloroquine once daily, reduced the…

Click here to view the original article.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Advertisement

Trending