A very balanced article about hydroxychloroquine

[NormanH]

There have been a lot of claims for this medicine as a possible help in treating covid19

This is a very clear and balanced account of the pros and cons.

It is in French but I am sure people can use Google translate if needed..

 https://www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2020/03/24/huit-questions-sur-l-hydroxychloroquine-possible-traitement-du-covid-19_6034290_4355770.html

[Gardengirl]

A very interesting read, Norman, thank you.

Just before reading it I watched an interview with Didier Raoult in English:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ydcrROJFEU0

Also a news report from BFM TV / RMC / Bourdin Direct from the Marseilles institute on the treatment being used on patients, in French.

Interesting to see the queues waiting to go in - I’d read of the queues, but seeing them was quite something.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VOvNltz3ZmQ

[woolybanana]

My son in law, a doctor has obtained the stuff and is gonna give it a try. He has had the virus for a few days now.

[idun]

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/23/health/arizona-coronavirus-chloroquine-death/index.html

This should be a live link. Good job your SIL is a Dr and will understand dosing etc.

[mint]

Yes, an interesting article, especially as I have been wondering about this substance.

Those who know my interest in learning French will know that, unsurprisingly, I was more interested in some of the words and expressions than in the argument about hydroxychloroquine[:-))]

So here are some of the vocab and expressions I particularly liked:

infectiologue

double aveugle

petite taille de l'échantillon

feu vert

vénéneuse (this last had its meaning helpfully explained within the text)

The meanings of all of the above easily understood though I would not have been able to use them myself[:D]

Then, a grammatical little nugget which reminded me of learning which countries are feminine and which masculine!

So, for feminine countries:

en France

en Corée du Sud

en Thailande (can't do double dots over the i)

BUT

au Royaume-Uni and, though not mentioned in the article, aux états-unis

I didn't know what paludism was but, because the substance has a common bit with quinine and that is traditionally used for malaria, I guessed that paludism is malaria[:D]