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France sanctions use of chloroquine for certain patients with coronavirus

Professor Didier Raoult, the head of a university hospital institute in Marseilles, France. © france 24 screengrab

The French government has officially sanctioned prescriptions of chloroquine to treat certain coronavirus patients. Speaking about chloroquine, Jérôme Salomon, France's director general of health, said: "This ensures continued treatment of patients who have been treated for several years for a chronic condition with this drug, but also allows a temporary authorization to allow certain patients with coronavirus to benefit from this therapeutic route."