Recently Trump suggested a Malarial medicines for Covid-19

Chloro-quine is identified as useful medicine in Covid-19 upto some extent. It was synthesized by Germans in  1934. Rapidly acting erythrocytic schizontocide against all species of plasmodia.

Uses

• Malaria
• Extra intestinal amoebiasis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Discoid lupus erythematousus
• Lepra reaction
• Photogenic Reaction

Side Effects

Occasionally causes side effects such as

• headache
• diplopia
• blurring of vision
• bleaching of hair
• QRS interval
• T wave abnormalities.