{"id":104861,"date":"2020-04-06T15:42:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T22:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/covid-19-update-8-zinc-and-chloroquine-for-the-treatment-of-covid-19"},"modified":"2020-04-06T15:42:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T22:42:19","slug":"covid-19-update-8-zinc-and-chloroquine-for-the-treatment-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/covid-19-update-8-zinc-and-chloroquine-for-the-treatment-of-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Update 8: Zinc and chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BIymfznD7YA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Anecdotal evidence suggests that the combination of zinc and hydroxychloroquine may be beneficial for the treatment of Covid-19:<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>We have been asked again and again \u2014 \u201cWhat else can I do, apart from social distancing, hand hygiene, and so on, to protect myself from COVID-19?\u201d There are additional actions that can be taken.<\/p>\n<p>In this video we examine some details about the virus in Korea and how they are handling things differently. We take a look at the biology of the virus. We examine what happens when our cells are infected with SARS-CoV-2. And finally, we review a study that suggests the possible use of zinc and chloroquine in the fight against SARS-CoV-2.<\/p>\n<p>#medmastery #coronavirus #COVID19 #sarscov2 #coronaviruschina #coronavirustruth #coronavirusdeaths #WHO #wuhan #infection #pandemic #publichealth<br \/> \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/> Links for reference:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/coronavirus\/\">https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/coronavirus\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.koreabiomed.com\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=7428\">http:\/\/www.koreabiomed.com\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=7428<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32075365-expert-consensus-on-chloroquine-phosphate-for-the-treatment-of-novel-coronavirus-pneumonia\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32075365-expert-consensus-on\u2026-pneumonia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plospathogens\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.ppat.1001176\">https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plospathogens\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.ppat.1001176<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0109180\">https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0109180<\/a><br \/> \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/> More updates by Dr. Wiesbauer:<br \/> COVID-19 Update 1: How to tell if a pandemic is likely to occur or not\u2013R0 and the serial interval: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wZabMDS0CeA\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/wZabMDS0CeA<\/a><br \/> COVID-19 Update 2: How to stop an epidemic \u2014 Herd immunity: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IgV3L464Yh8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/IgV3L464Yh8<\/a><br \/> COVID-19 Update 3: Symptoms of COVID-19: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1PLdl6NDGDE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1PLdl6NDGDE<\/a><br \/> COVID-19 Update 4: Clinical characteristics of COVID-19: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KQRt3DHkDp8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/KQRt3DHkDp8<\/a><br \/> COVID-19 Update 5: Estimating case fatality rates for COVID-19: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3xF2Ihjwbpw\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/3xF2Ihjwbpw<\/a><br \/> COVID-19 Update 6: Seasonality: will COVID-19 go away in the summer?: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4baaKcZAAfQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/4baaKcZAAfQ<\/a><br \/> COVID-19 Update 7: This is probably the most important picture of the whole Coronavirus-epidemic: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6O96wkIxDls\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/6O96wkIxDls<\/a><br \/> \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n<p>Useful resources:<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/covid-19-update-8-zinc-and-chloroquine-for-the-treatment-of-covid-19\">Continue reading \u201cCOVID-19 Update 8: Zinc and chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19?\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anecdotal evidence suggests that the combination of zinc and hydroxychloroquine may be beneficial for the treatment of Covid-19: We have been asked again and again \u2014 \u201cWhat else can I do, apart from social distancing, hand hygiene, and so on, to protect myself from COVID-19?\u201d There are additional actions that can be taken. 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