Yesterday we reported here the announcement by Marcos Pontes, in which he stated that a drug with 94% efficacy was discovered by doctors in Campinas São Paulo, but is this really true?
Our Digital Seguro team was excited about the news, and many of our readers were as well, however, this announcement was not well received by the medical community in Brazil.
Next, we will talk a little more about what is actually being researched, and whether we can in fact trust this new medicine, which, by all indications, will be tested on at least 500 patients who have the new coronavirus.
Marcos Pontes and the possible cure for the new coronavirus
The give and take, "we found the right place, that is, it's ready", as Folha de São Paulo journalist Camila Mattoso put it in her daily column this past Thursday, April 16th.
It was not viewed favorably by the Brazilian medical community or by politicians, both from the opposition and the government itself.
The big question that remains is: Bolsonaro has been constantly promoting chloroquine for at least 40 days, and would he not have known about this possible medicine that his “employee-minister” would have?
Since there is a possible cure, why are they making such a big deal about revealing the name?
It is clear that we all want society to return to its normal state, as we already know it, with squares with concerts, theaters, cinemas, everything working. There is no reason to want chaos.
Chloroquine will be released as a possible cure
But guys, is that really true? Well, dear Digital readers. This week, the Federal Council of Medicine said that it will take a position this Thursday (16) on the use of chloroquine for patients with coronavirus.
Everything indicates that the tendency is to release the medication on a case-by-case basis, but to say that there is no scientific proof of the effectiveness of this new drug.
So, all we can do is wait, right?
Source: Sao Paulo Newspaper