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.
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…
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