Rita Wilson tells of ‘extreme side effects’ of experimental Covid-19 drug chloroquine
The singer, who was admitted to an Australian hospital with husband Tom Hanks, says she was given chloroquine after developing a fever of 38.9C
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The singer Rita Wilson has claimed to have suffered “extreme side effects” after being treated with the experimental Covid-19 drug chloroquine in an Australian hospital.
Wilson, who was touring Australia, and her husband, Tom Hanks, who was filming a Baz Luhrmann film about Elvis Presley, both tested positive for Covid-19 on 12 March while in Australia.