Nigeria reports Chloroquine overdoses after Trump touted drug as possible coronavirus treatment — without evidence

Nigerian health officials are urgently warning people not to self-medicate with unproven treatments after three Nigerians overdosed on chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly touted—without evidence—as a possible treatment for the novel coronavirus.

CNN reported Monday that “three people were hospitalized in the [Nigerian city of Lagos] after taking the drug.”

“The Lagos State Health Ministry issued a brief statement saying there was no ‘hard evidence that chloroquine is effective in prevention or management of coronavirus infection,’” CNN noted. “Chloroquine is used to treat malaria, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis.” Continue reading.