Ian Musgrave, senior lecturer of pharmacology at the University of Adelaide, said âthe majority of the dataâ showed hydroxychloroquine is âtotally uselessâ for treating COVID-19.
âIt doesnât work for severe disease, it doesnât work for moderate disease, it doesnât work as a prophylaxis,â he said.
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There was âno good clinical trial evidence at the momentâ to use ivermectin to treat COVID-19 patients, Dr Musgrave said, and it is a âlegislative requirementâ for doctors to only give patients approved medications.
âFor example you canât prescribe heart medication to treat eczema, where it hasnât been approved to treat eczema,â he said.
The cap on international arrivals to Australia will be doubled from mid-February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday following a meeting of the National Cabinet.The Premiers of New South Wales and Queensland agreed to raise their .
Australia to double international arrival caps Saturday, February 6, 2021 IWK Bureau
The cap on international arrivals to Australia will be doubled from mid-February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Friday following a meeting of the National Cabinet.
The Premiers of New South Wales and Queensland agreed to raise their arrival caps back to their previous level after halving them in January amid concerns over the new strain of Covid-19 detected in Britain, reports Xinhua news agency.
Friday s announcement means that from February 15, more than 6,300 Australian citizens and residents will be able to enter the country every week to quarantine for 14 days.