Chloroquine is an anti-malarial and autoimmune disease drug, which has an anti-viral activity. In vitro, the Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine are potent atinhibiting SARS-CoV. Therefore, Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine are beingstudied for their potential treatment of coronavirus disease 2019. Those drugs arenow recommended by the FDA, and multiple health organizations. This aims ofthis review is to explore the efficacy of the chloroquine and hydrochloroquine inthe treatment of the novel COVID-19.
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