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cord-300246-fxqseibh	Badyal, Dinesh Kumar	Chloroquine: Can it be a Novel Drug for COVID-19	2020-04-02		.txt	text/plain	1404	100	55	The United States Food and Drug Administration has not approved any drug or vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19; however, reports have emerged from different parts of the world about the potential therapeutic benefits of existing drugs. Chloroquine and phosphate hydroxychloroquine are the drugs currently in the limelight, and recently, the National Task Force for COVID-19 constituted by the Indian Council of Medical Research has recommended the use of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine for prophylaxis of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 infection in selected high-risk individuals. [16] Due to its promising results, chloroquine has been included in guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 (sixth edition) published by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China. In India, The National Task Force for COVID-19 constituted by the Indian Council of Medical Research has recommended the use of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine for prophylaxis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in selected high-risk individuals.	./cache/cord-300246-fxqseibh.txt	./txt/cord-300246-fxqseibh.txt