Taking HCQ daily, says Trump
Washington, May 19
US President Donald Trump has disclosed that he is taking antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) daily to ward off the deadly coronavirus, though health experts have warned it may be unsafe.
Speaking at a meeting of restaurant executives on Monday, Trump said he began taking the drug after consulting the White House doctor, though stopped short of saying his physician had actually recommended it. “A couple of weeks ago, I started taking it. Here’s my evidence: I get a lot of positive calls about it,” Trump said.
There is no evidence HCQ can fight off coronavirus, though clinical trials are under way. —PTI
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