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Antiseptic throat spray, malaria drug may curb Covid spread
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Singapore, April 26 : Using a type of antiseptic throat spray, and an oral drug used to treat malaria and arthritis, have been found effective in curbing the spread of coronavirus, according to a new study.
The six-week long study, led by researchers from the National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore, involved more than 3,000 migrant workers from India, Bangladesh, China and Myanmar living in Tuas South dormitory, the Channel News Asia reported.
The results showed that among those who used throat spray thrice a day, only 46 per cent contracted the disease. This is compared to 49 per cent among those who took hydroxychloroquine and 70 per cent who took vitamin C.
Singapore studies role of oral HCQ & throat spray in reducing COVID-19 spread
Singapore studies role of oral HCQ & throat spray in reducing COVID-19 spread 26 April 2021 | News Preventive regimen shown to be effective in reducing COVID-19 transmission in a
large-scale randomised controlled trial conducted among healthy migrant workers in
Singapore
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A team of clinician-scientists from the National University Hospital (NUH); NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine); NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health; National University Cancer Institute, Singapore; and National University Heart Centre, Singapore has found that oral hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and povidone-iodine throat spray were effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19 infection in high transmission settings.
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Throat spray, oral drug for malaria-arthritis effective in reducing spread of COVID-19: Singapore study
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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2021, 02:04 PM IST
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The findings were made based on a large-scale clinical trial conducted last May, involving more than 3,000 migrant workers living in Tuas South Dormitory in the Industrial District of Singapore, Channel News Asia reported.
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During the six-week trial, workers were given a povidone-iodine throat spray, which can be bought off the counter, and oral hydroxychloroquine, which requires a prescription.
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An antiseptic throat spray and an oral drug usually prescribed to treat malaria and arthritis have been found to effectively reduce the spread of COVID-19 in high-transmission settings, researchers in Singapore have found, according to a media report on Sunday.