The unproven coronavirus cure

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Hydroxychloroquine
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US President Donald Trump has said the US could
"retaliate" if India does not release stocks of
a drug he has called a "game- changer" in the
fight against Covid-19.
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With help from Fox News and Elon Musk, a
misleading French study prompted a wave of
misinformation that made its way to the US
President
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Hydroxychloroquine is very similar to
Chloroquine, one of the oldest and best-known
anti-malarial drugs.
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The US President, Trump said that the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved it
for treating coronavirus, something the
organization has denied. Mr Trump later said
that it had been approved for "compassionate
use" - which means a doctor can give a drug that
is yet to be cleared by the government to a
patient in a life-threatening condition.
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"Chloroquine seems to block the coronavirus in
lab studies. There's some anecdotal evidence
from doctors saying it has appeared to help,"
James Gallagher, BBC health correspondent,
explained.
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Despite the fact trials are yet to conclude,
people have begun to self- medicate - with
sometimes disastrous consequences. There have
been multiple reports in Nigeria of people
being poisoned from overdoses after people were
reportedly inspired by Mr Trump's enthusiastic
endorsement of the drug.
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