The Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed,
on Wednesday said he has no apology for revealing that Chloroquine, Zithromax, Zinc and
Vitamin C are used for the cure of Coronavirus as he was administered with the
drugs while receiving treatment in isolation.
He, however, explained that by revealing the drug
used while in isolation, he was not encouraging self-medication by people who
contracted the coronavirus disease.
The governor, who was speaking while giving update
on the situation of the coronavirus disease in the state, said the
state medical team had used Chloroquine and Zithromax to cure him of the deadly
virus.
According to the governor, "I was a COVID-19
patient; I told the world and I have been asked to say how I got cured, and I
told them how I got cured. I recommended that that should be done to other
patients too. I have no apology for saying that I used Chloroquine, Zithromax, Zinc,
Iron and Vitamin C to get cured.
“However, it was God that cured me, and to me, it
is better to take something rather than sit down and die. If you have symptoms
of fever, you can take Chloroquine to cure it; if you have symptoms of
infection, you can take Zithromax to cure it.
“You do not
need a doctor, but the doctors would prescribe the drugs to take; I didn’t take
these things on my own, and I’m not recommending that people should use these drugs
without the recommendation of their case managers.”
The governor, who said it was a common knowledge
that coronavirus had no vaccine or drugs, prayed God to heal all the patients
in the state.
He further stated that due to reactions from the
social media on the recommendation of the drugs for COVID 19, he felt he should
make certain clarifications concerning the misconception that trailed the news.
“Pertaining what I said about the use of Chloroquine,
Zinc, Zithromax and Vitamin C for the treatment of COVID-19 that I was
misquoted, I was once a COVID-19 patient, and how did I get cured? I only made
a recommendation and it is not a recommendation of the committee for COVID-19
in the state,” he added.
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