Nigeria records chloroquine poisoning after Trump endorses it for coronavirus treatment

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/africa/chloroquine-trump-nigeria-intl/index.html

By Stephanie Busari and Bukola Adebayo, CNN
Updated 5:02 PM ET, Mon March 23, 2020

Health officials in Nigeria have issued a warning over chloroquine after they said three people in the country overdosed on the drug, in the wake of President Trump's comments about using it to treat coronavirus.
A Lagos state official told CNN that three people were hospitalized in the city after taking the drug. Officials later issued a statement cautioning against using chloroquine for Covid-19 treatment.

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https://www.abc15.com/news/state/valley-man-dies-wife-hospitalized-after-taking-chemicals-to-protect-from-coronavirus

Posted: 2:19 PM, Mar 23, 2020
Updated: 8:31 PM, Mar 23, 2020
By: abc15.com staff, ABC News staff

PHOENIX — Banner Health experts are warning the public against using "inappropriate medications" after a Valley man died and his wife was hospitalized after taking chemicals they believed could help protect against coronavirus.

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On Sunday, the man and his wife, both in their 60s, took chloroquine phosphate, an additive commonly used to clean fish tanks, and within 30 minutes experienced effects that required admittance to a nearby Banner Health facility. The man died and his wife remains under critical care, according to a hospital spokesperson.

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Wanda, who was able to throw up the chemicals, is likely going to survive, said the spokesperson.

Wanda also reportedly told hospital staffers that she and her husband ingested the product after reading a "fake" article online and saw symptoms shortly after taking it.

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