Nigeria reported two cases of chloroquine poisoning after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Health officials are warning Nigerians against self-medicating after demand for the drug surged in Lagos, a city that\u2019s home to 20 million people. Two people were hospitalized in Lagos for chloroquine overdoses, Oreoluwa Finnih, senior health assistant to the governor of Lagos, said in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nigeria\u2019s Centre for Disease Control warned that the World Health Organization hasn\u2019t approved use of the drug against the virus. Africa\u2019s most populous country reported 22 infections as of Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While chloroquine is no longer used to treat malaria in Africa, some pharmacies still stock it for patients who are resistant to other anti-malaria drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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